Franklin County Transitional Care
44 North First East, Preston ID 83263 · (208) 852-0137 · 66.57% estimated occupancy 1Updated: Aug 1, 2020 · By Sara Levinsohn
Franklin County Transitional Care is located in Preston, Idaho. The city has 9,258 people. With an overall score of A+, this facility is one of the most impressive nursing homes we assessed. We really can not say enough favorable things about this nursing home. Headlining this nursing home's remarkable profile is its nursing score, which is addressed in the next section.
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Accepts Medicare 1 :
Accepts Medicaid 1 : 35 Beds
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Medical Staff Hours Per Patient (2019)
Nurse Quality
In addition to a phenomenal overall grade, this facility also received A+ nursing grade. Nursing ratings are based in large part on nurse staffing levels. This place provided 7.2 hours of nursing care per resident on a daily basis, which is among the highest figures in the country. A significant percentage of those hours were provided by registered nurses, which are one of the more skilled levels of nurses. We are really impressed by these figures. On top of providing high levels of nursing care, this place also performed well in several of the quality-based metrics we assessed. For example, in terms of the number of its residents suffering falls leading to major injury, this facility performed as well as any nursing home the state. Avoiding major falls is typically an indicator that a facility has quality controls in place. Major falls can often be avoided if more nurses aids and better safety protocols are employed.
Short-term Care Quality
This facility also received an A+ for its short-term care score. Short-term care ratings are meaningful for patients seeking rehabilitation. Rehabilitation typically utilizes more highly-skilled nursing services. This means a broad spectrum of nursing services, spanning from registered nurses to physical and speech therapists, as well as other variations of therapy. One of this place's strengths is registered nurse hours. We found that it provides more care from registered nurses than most facilities. The final metric we assessed in this category is the number of patients who ultimately were able to return home from the facility. It fared as well as just about any nursing home in Idaho in this area with 61.4 percent of its patients returning home.
Facility Inspections
Amazingly, we also awarded this nursing home yet another A+ in the area of inspections. Arguably the most important factor we consider in computing our inspection scores is deficiencies. Deficiencies are found on a facility's recent inspection reports. Places with better grades in this area typically avoided the most severe deficiencies involving patient abuse or death. This nursing home was assessed 2 deficiencies on its inspection report, but none of the deficiencies were considered to be severe. This tells you that CMS didn't deem any of these deficiencies to create an imminent threat to resident safety or health. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.
Long-term Care Quality
Moving on to our last category, this nursing home also performed well in our long-term care category. We awarded it a grade of A- in that category. This completed truly elite profile. Nursing homes that receive this type of score in long-term care tend to provide consistent 24/7 care to make sure patients are kept in good health. After considering the impressive nursing care provided by this facility, we next considered the nursing home's vaccination record. This facility vaccinated 100 percent of its residents against pneumonia, which is significantly higher than most nursing homes. Lastly, this nursing home was able to limit hospitalizations. Indeed, it had less than one hospitalization per one thousand long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low number.
Overall Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Franklin County Transitional Care Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
This indicates the percent of patients that have had a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are considered to be a barometer of the quality of nursing care . Pressure ulcers, which are also called bed sores, are routinely the result of residents not being moved frequently enough.
Percent of Patients with Pressure Ulcers
Lower is Better
Minimizes Serious Falls
This indicates the percent of residents that sustained a major fall. Falls resulting in serious injury are considered by many in the nursing home industry to be a measure of the quality of nursing care at a nursing home. Major falls are often the result of lower levels of patient supervision.
Percent of Patients with Serious Falls
Lower is Better
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
This indicates the percentage of residents who have had a urinary tract infection. Urinary tract infections are considered to be an indicator of nursing care . UTI's are routinely associated with a facility with worst hygiene practices. However, this metric can be skewed for some facilities due to varying reporting standards for these infections.
Percent of Patients with UTIs
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
This is the percent of patients prescribed antipsychotic medications. Antipsychotic medications are administered to residents for many conditions, such as cognitive disorders. Sadly, in limited situations, excessive reliance on these medications may mean that a facility is using these drugs to subdue residents.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
This figure is an indication of the percent of long-term care patients who were prescribed antianxiety drugs. These drugs are prescribed to residents experiencing depression or anxiety.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Managing Depression Among Residents
Measures the percent of long-term stay patients who are exhibiting symptoms of depression.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
This tells you the percent of residents who were given the flu and pneumonia vaccines. High vaccination rates should be the norm at this point.
Percent of Patients
Higher is Better
Residents Maintain Autonomy
This datapoint measures the percentage of long-term care patients who required increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. ADL's include activities such as getting dressed and eating.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
Measures the percentage of long-term stay patients that remained mobile levels.
Percentage of Residents
Higher is Better
Hospitalizations
This metric tracks the number of hospitalizations per 1,000 days of patient care.
Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
This tells you the number of times residents are rehospitalized per 1,000 days of short-term patient care.
Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
Lower is Better