Franklin-Simpson Nursing and Rehabilitation Center is located in Franklin, Kentucky. The city has a total of 16,785 people. This nursing home received a somewhat concerning overall grade of D, which is a relatively poor score. This isn't the worse facility we looked at, but we would still struggle to recommend it. We would not blame you if you're ready to stop reading and find another nursing home. However, if you want to learn more about this place's category grades, we will discuss long-term care in the next paragraph.
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Franklin-Simpson Nursing and Rehabilitation Center
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- Memory Care
Updated Apr 1, 2023 by Nick Reese
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- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- No CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- No Family Council
- For profit - Individual
- Secure Memory Care
- Offers Hospice
- Offers Post-Acute Care
- Offers Respite Care
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Personal Care
- Medication Management
- Home Making
- Transportation
- Speech Therapy
- Stroke Recovery
- Amputee Recovery
- IV Antibiotic Therapy
- Palliative Care
- Dentistry
- Wound Care
- Occupational Therapy
- Peritoneal Dialysis
- Mental Health
- Diabetes Management
- Physical Therapy
- Respiratory Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- Recreational Therapy
- Optometry
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Long-term Care Quality
Although this facility's overall score was not favorable, it actually received a very good score in long-term care. In fact, we gave it a B+ for that area, which is one of our better scores. When facilities receive this type of grade in long-term care it is usually a good sign for patient care and suggests that the facility is well-staffed with nurses and aids. Once we assessed the volume of care provided by nurses, we turned to the nursing home's vaccination records. This facility vaccinated 100 percent of its patients against pneumonia, which is what we like to see. Pneumonia tragically can be a dangerous illness for nursing home patients so we like it when a nursing home doesn't leave this to chance. Clearly, this facility is doing something right in this area as it was able to keep its residents out of the hospital. Indeed, it had only 0.01 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, which is an impressively low number.
Facility Inspections
We awarded this facility a C for our inspections rating. This grade is better than the nursing home's overall grade. We weigh several aspects of a nursing home's inspection report in computing these inspection scores. One critical factor is deficiencies. It should be noted that the severity of deficiencies is usually more important than the quantity of deficiencies, as some deficiencies end up being relatively insignificant. This facility had 5 deficiencies on its government inspection report, but none were in any of the categories labeled G through L. This indicates that the government inspectors didn't consider any of the deficiencies to pose an imminent threat to patient health or safety. Unfortunately, we also need to draw your attention to the fact that this facility received significant government fines in recent years.
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Short-term Care Quality
We gave this facility just a D for our short-term care score. This is not an impressive grade. Our short-term care grade is often employed to measure a facility's rehabilitation services To have high-end rehabilitation services, facilities generally must have better levels of skilled nursing services. Skilled nursing includes registered nurses, physical therapists, speech therapists and other types of therapists. Considering its score in this area, we weren't surprised to discover that this place is well below average in terms of its quantity of physical therapy and registered nurse hours provided to its residents based on the figures we looked at. Finally, we assessed the percentage of residents who who were able to eventually return home from this nursing home. This facility didn't fare well here either. In fact, we found that just 0 percent of this facility's patients were able to return home.
Nurse Quality
The next category we assessed is nursing, was this nursing home's worst area. We gave this nursing home a grade of D in this area. Nursing grades are tied to quantity of nursing care available. This nursing home offered a meager 0.3 hours of nursing care per resident each day. This number is significantly below average. Lastly, we also assessed some nursing quality measures in determining our nursing ratings. This nursing home performed well in terms of avoiding pressure ulcers and major falls.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Franklin-Simpson Nursing and Rehabilitation Center Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Franklin-Simpson Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, 9.26% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This figure is an indication of the percentage of long-term residents that are suffering from pressure ulcers. We find that pressure ulcers are a reliable barometer of nursing care quality.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Franklin-Simpson Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, 3.96% of Patients had Serious Falls
This indicates the percentage of residents who suffered from a fall which caused major injury.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Franklin-Simpson Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, 3.13% of Patients had UTIs
This tells you the percent of patients who have had a urinary tract infection. Urinary tract infections are considered to be an indicator of the quality of nursing care at a nursing home. UTI's are often the result of a nursing home with worse hygiene protocols. However, this metric can also be skewed for certain facilities due to different reporting standards for urinary tract infections.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Franklin-Simpson Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, 16.59% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This indicates the percentage of patients who were given antipsychotic medications. While antipsychotic medications may be helpful for many residents, it is important to confirm these drugs are being used only where medically required. In limited situations, increased usage of these drugs may mean that a nursing home is using these medications to control patient behavior.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Franklin-Simpson Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, 29.93% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This figure is a measure of the percent of long-term patients taking antianxiety medications.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Franklin-Simpson Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, 8.23% of Patients
This metric measures the percentage of long-term patients who are exhibiting symptoms of depression.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Franklin-Simpson Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, 89.41% of Patients
This is a measure of the percent of long-term residents who were given the flu and pneumonia vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be deadly for nursing home residents, making these types of vaccines important for resident well-being.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Franklin-Simpson Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, 16.24% Percentage of Patients
This metric is a measure of the percent of long-term care residents who required more assistance with activities of daily living over time. Activities of daily living include activities such as dressing and bathing. Many in the industry would argue that this is a reliable measure of a resident's well-being.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Franklin-Simpson Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, 15.8% Percentage of Residents
This is the percentage of residents who maintained mobility over time. Retaining mobility is usually a good sign for residents' well-being.
Hospitalizations
In Franklin-Simpson Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, 1.79 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This metric is a measure of the number of hospitalizations per thousand days of patient care. Keeping residents out of the hospital is critical to maintaining the physical health of nursing home residents.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Franklin-Simpson Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, 15.8 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
This metric is a measure of the number of rehospitalizations per thousand days of short-term care.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Franklin-Simpson Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, 13.87 Percentage of Patients
This is the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per 1,000 days of short-term patient care. There is generally a correlation between having fewer emergency room visits and the overall quality of care.
Nearby Hospitals
- The Medical Center at FranklinCritical Access Hospitals 2.07 miles away1100 Brookhaven Road Franklin Kentucky 42135Voluntary non-profit - Private(270) 598-4800
- Tristar Greenview Regional HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 17.96 miles away1801 Ashley Circle Bowling Green Kentucky 42104Proprietary(270) 793-1000
- Logan Memorial HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 18.91 miles away1625 Nashville Street Russellville Kentucky 42276Proprietary(270) 726-4011
- The Medical Center at ScottsvilleCritical Access Hospitals 19.09 miles away456 Burnley Road Scottsville Kentucky 42164Voluntary non-profit - Private(270) 622-2800
Nearby Dialysis
- Bio-Medical Applications of Kentucky, Inc1.48 miles away1112 S Main Street, Suite 11 Franklin Kentucky 42134Dialysis Stations: 13 (270) 586-3236
- Fmc Portland11.01 miles away923 South Broadway Portland Tennessee 37148Dialysis Stations: 12 (615) 323-7065
- Davita Lost River Dialysis16.65 miles away737 Dishman Lane Bowling Green Kentucky 42101Dialysis Stations: 12 (270) 846-1054
- Bio-Medical Application of Kentucky, Inc.17.92 miles away1834 Lyda Avenue Bowling Green Kentucky 42104Dialysis Stations: 6 (270) 846-4975
- Fmc - Bowling Green Kidney Center18.92 miles away262 Natchez Trace Ave Bowling Green Kentucky 42103CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 24 (270) 842-2154
- Davita - Dialysis of Warren County19.39 miles away391 Suwannee Trail St. Bowling Green Kentucky 42103CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 12 (270) 746-5805