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Franklin General Hospital

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Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Reese

Historical Rating
Grade: A
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1720 Central Avenue East,
Hampton IA 50441

(641) 456-5000

67.88% estimated occupancy 1

Franklin General Hospital is one of a mere two facilities located in Hampton, Iowa. This proved to be an A rated facility. This nursing home received one of the best grades that we offer. A score of this caliber requires first-rate marks across the board. As far as we can see, this place would be a wonderful choice for most people. If you look further down this page, you will see this nursing home's category grades, which are also impressive.

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Quick Details

  • No Medicare 1
  • Accepts Medicaid 1
  • No CCRC
  • Has Resident Council
  • No Family Council
  • Government - County
  • Offers Hospice
  • Offers Post-Acute Care 
  • Offers Inpatient Rehab
  • Offers Outpatient Rehab

Specialized Services

  • Personal Care
  • Medication Management
  • Home Making
  • Stroke Recovery
  • IV Antibiotic Therapy
  • Palliative Care
  • Wound Care
  • Cardiac Therapy
  • Diabetes Management
  • Respiratory Therapy
  • Nutritional Counseling
  • Pharmacy
  • Laboratory
  • X-Ray
  • Recreational Therapy
  • Pain Management
  • Optometry
  • Blood Administration
  • Orthopedic Rehabilitation

Awards

Best Nursing Home in Hampton, Iowa badge

Best Nursing Home in Hampton, Iowa Awards 2021

Registered Staff Hours

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Facility Inspections

Grade: A-plus

In addition to being a great overall grade, this facility also received A+ health inspections in recent years. Its inspections were virtually flawless. Inspection scores are based on many datapoints located in the a nursing home's recent inspection reports. Facilities that receive favorable grades in this category typically have few deficiencies on their reports. Most importantly, these nursing homes generally do not have any severe deficiencies which are associated with risks to patient safety. Although this nursing home had some deficiencies on its government inspection report, none were serious based on CMS' deficiency scale. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.

Nurse Quality

Grade: A

This facility also excelled in the area of nursing, where it received a grade of A. Few nursing homes performed better in this area. Our nursing rating is largely associated with a nursing home's level of nurse staffing. This nursing home provides 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, we also assessed several nursing quality-based metrics and this place excelled in some of these areas. With less than five percent of its residents sustaining pressure ulcers, it performed as well as any facility the nation in this category. This is generally a good indicator of quality nursing care. Pressure ulcers can frequently be avoided by offering better nursing care, such as having a protocol of moving patients more often.

Long-term Care Quality

Grade: A

Adding to its strong resume, this facility also received a dominant long-term care score, with a grade of A. When nursing homes receive this kind of grade in long-term care it is usually a good sign for patient care and indicates that the nursing home is well-staffed with nurses and aids. After assessing the amount of care provided by aids and other staff, we then looked at the facility's vaccination data. This nursing home vaccinated 98.57143 percent of its patients for pneumonia. Vaccines are critical to keeping residents healthy. Finally, this place was able to limit hospitalizations. In fact, it had only 0.01 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low figure.

Short-term Care Quality

Grade: B-plus

In the final category we graded, this facility received a very favorable grade of B+ in our short-term care category. With this grade, the nursing home finished off a very impressive profile. In computing our short-term care grades, we analyze a facility's levels of skilled nursing, which includes registered nurses, physical therapists occupational therapists and other licensed professionals. This grade is more often than not a fair measure of the facility's ability to rehabilitate patients. Fortunately, it looks like this facility has registered nurses on staff. Not every facility employs these skilled professionals. On the other hand, based on the data this nursing home provided, they do not appear to employ physical therapists. Finally, we considered the number of residents who were able to return to the community from this nursing home. We found that 0 percent of this nursing home's residents returned home.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

FDCB-BB+A-AA+Oct 18Dec 23

Franklin General Hospital Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

Grade: A-plus

In Franklin General Hospital, 1.16% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This indicates the percentage of residents that sustained a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are considered to be a measure of nursing care at a nursing home. Pressure ulcers, also called bed sores, are routinely the result of residents staying in one position for too long.

Minimizes Serious Falls

Grade: B-minus

In Franklin General Hospital, 3.57% of Patients had Serious Falls

This statistic tells you the percentage of long-term patients who have sustained a fall leading to severe injury. Falls can happen for a variety of reasons, but excessive numbers of falls may be a sign of lower quality nursing care.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

Grade: A-minus

In Franklin General Hospital, 0.71% of Patients had UTIs

This indicates the percentage of residents who have had a urinary tract infection. Urinary tract infections are considered by many experts to be a barometer of the quality of nursing care at a nursing home. UTI's are routinely the result of a nursing home with worse hygiene protocols. Nevertheless, this metric could be misleading for some facilities due to varying reporting standards for urinary tract infections.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

Grade: C

In Franklin General Hospital, 18.84% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This is the percent of residents who were prescribed antipsychotic medications. Antipsychotic drugs are prescribed to patients for many conditions, including cognitive disorders. Unfortunately, in limited situations, increased usage of these drugs may suggest a nursing home is using these medications to control patient behavior.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

Grade: A-minus

In Franklin General Hospital, 12.2% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This statistic is a measure of the percentage of long-term residents who were administered antianxiety drugs. These drugs are given to residents experiencing anxiety and depression.

Managing Depression Among Residents

Grade: B-minus

In Franklin General Hospital, 4.65% of Patients

This tells you the percentage of residents who are showing depressive symptoms.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

Grade: A-minus

In Franklin General Hospital, 99.29% of Patients

This indicates the percentage of patients who received the pneumonia and flu vaccines. High vaccination rates should be standard at this point.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

Grade: F

In Franklin General Hospital, 26.02% of Patients

This tells you the percent of patients that needed increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. Higher levels of dependence on staff for assistance with ADL's could indicate the deterioration of a resident's well-being.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

Grade: A-minus

In Franklin General Hospital, 22.47% of Residents

This is the percent of residents who remained mobile levels over time. Optimizing mobility is often a great sign for residents' well-being.

Hospitalizations

Grade: A-minus

In Franklin General Hospital, 0.01 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

This is the number of times residents are hospitalized per 1,000 days of patient care.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

Grade: C

In Franklin General Hospital, 22.47% of Residents Rehospitalized

This tells you the number of times residents are rehospitalized per thousand days of short-term care. There is a correlation between avoiding hospitalizations and a nursing home's quality of short-term rehabilitation.

Nearby Hospitals

  • Franklin General HospitalCritical Access Hospitals 0 miles away1720 Central Avenue East Hampton Iowa 50441Government - Local(641) 456-5000
  • Hansen Family HospitalCritical Access Hospitals 17.07 miles away920 South Oak Street Iowa Falls Iowa 50126Government - Local(641) 648-4631

Nearby Dialysis

  • Iowa Falls Mary Greeley Dialysis15.88 miles away701 Washington Ave Iowa Falls Iowa 50126Dialysis Stations: 8 (641) 648-5241