With an address in Kalamazoo, Michigan, Friendship Village is one of six nursing homes in the area. We gave this facility an A overall grade, ranking it in the top ten percent of all nursing homes in the United States. We could not find many negative things to say about this place. Its ratings are as good as they get. As you will see below, this place also performed just fine in our category scores. It is hard to poke holes in this nursing home's profile.
Friendship Village
Updated May 1, 2022 by Nick Lata
1400 N Drake Rd,
Kalamazoo MI 49006
61.05% estimated occupancy 1
Quick Details
Registered Staff Hours
Nurse Quality
In addition to receiving a great overall grade, this nursing home received an A+ for nursing. Our nursing rating focuses on the nursing home's level of nurse staffing. We factor in both the levels of training of those nurses as well as the quantity of hours spent with patients. This facility provides an incredible 6.3 hours of nursing care per patient each day. Out of that total, many of those hours were provided by registered nurses, which is one of the most highly highly trained levels of nurses. On top of offering high levels of nursing care, this facility also excelled in several of the quality-based metrics we looked at. With under 5 percent of its patients suffering from pressure ulcers, it performed as well as any facility Michigan in this category. This is often an indicator that a nursing home has reliable quality controls. Many pressure ulcers could be avoided by offering better nursing care and a policy of turning residents even once per day.
Short-term Care Quality
We also gave this nursing home a score of A+ for its short-term care grade. Our short-term care grades are believed to be more critical for individuals requiring a nursing home for rehabilitation. Rehabilitation typically requires more highly-skilled nursing services. This includes not just nursing services, but also physical and respiratory therapy, as well as other types of therapy. This nursing home elevated its grade in this category by offering more care from registered nurses to its residents than the average facility. Lastly, we looked at the percentage of residents who were able to return to the community from this facility. This place outperformed the vast majority of facilities in the nation with 70.9 percent of its residents returning home. This is a significantly better rate than most nursing homes.
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Facility Inspections
This nursing home has received near flawless inspections in recent years. We awarded them an A in this area. Our inspection grades account for several factors found on a nursing home's inspection report. One of the most important criteria we rely on is the number and severity of deficiencies. Nursing homes with higher scores in this area usually have few of these severe deficiencies. This facility was hit with 5 deficiencies on its inspection report, but fortunately none were considered to be severe. This tells you that the inspectors didn't deem any of the deficiencies an imminent threat to patient safety or health. A few relatively minor dings are not something to panic about.
Long-term Care Quality
Switching gears to our last area, this nursing home received a high-end long-term care rating. We gave it a grade of B+ in that area, topping off one of our better profiles. When nursing homes receive a score in this range in long-term care it typically means it has plenty of staff and is a quality place to reside on a permanent basis. In addition to patient-friendly nursing hour statistics, this nursing home's vaccination data was top notch as well. Indeed, this facility vaccinated 100 percent of its residents for pneumonia. This combination proved to be effective as this nursing home keeps its residents out of the hospital. It had less than one hospitalization per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low number.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Friendship Village Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Friendship Village, 8.94% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This figure gauges the percent of long-term care residents who are suffering from pressure ulcers or bed sores. We bake this statistic into both nursing and long-term care grades.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Friendship Village, 2.87% of Patients had Serious Falls
This is the percentage of residents that sustained a fall resulting in severe injury.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Friendship Village, 2.36% of Patients had UTIs
This is the percent of patients that suffered from 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 often linked to poor nursing care. Nevertheless, this statistic could be skewed for certain facilities due to inconsistent reporting standards for UTI's.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Friendship Village, 13.06% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This tells you the percent of residents prescribed antipsychotic drugs. Antipsychotic drugs are given to patients for a variety of medical conditions, including cognitive disorders. Sadly, in some situations, increased usage of these drugs may suggest a facility is using these medications to control patient behavior.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Friendship Village, 18.58% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This tells you the percentage of patients who were prescribed antianxiety drugs. Antianxiety medications are given to patients experiencing depression and anxiety.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Friendship Village, 3.45% of Patients
This is the percentage of residents who are showing symptoms of depression.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Friendship Village, 91.71% of Patients
This indicates the percentage of residents that received the pneumonia and flu vaccines. Higher vaccination rates should be the norm at this point.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Friendship Village, 12.37% Percentage of Patients
This datapoint measures the percentage of long-term residents who required additional assistance with activities of daily living over time. Activities of daily living include activities such as moving around and taking a bath. Many argue this is a reasonable measure of a resident's well-being.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Friendship Village, 19.59% Percentage of Residents
This is the percent of patients who remained mobile levels over time. Retaining mobility is usually a good sign for residents' well-being.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Friendship Village, 19.59 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
This is a measure of the number of rehospitalizations per 1,000 days of short-term patient care. Minimizing rehospitalizations during rehabilitation is important to restoring the health of patients.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Friendship Village, 10.82 Percentage of Patients
This is the number of emergency room visits per 1,000 days of short-term patient care. There is usually a correlation between staying out of the emergency room and the quality of nursing home care.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Friendship Village, 76.52% Percentage of Resident
This indicates the percent of short-term residents who experienced functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living. High levels of performance with ADL's often correlates with better rehabilitation.
Scores for Kalamazoo, MI
- Overall Rating has a grade of B
- Nurse Rating has a grade of A-minus
- Long-term Care Rating has a grade of C
- Short-term Care Rating has a grade of A
- Inspection Rating has a grade of B-plus
Looking for more options? Kalamazoo, Michigan has 5 other nursing homes
Nearby Hospitals
- Kalamazoo Regional Psychiatric HospitalPsychiatric 2.98 miles away1312 Oakland Dr Kalamazoo Michigan 49008Government - State(269) 337-3309
- Bronson Methodist HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 3.64 miles away601 John Street Kalamazoo Michigan 49007Voluntary non-profit - Private(269) 341-6000
- Ascension Borgess HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 4.41 miles away1521 Gull Road Kalamazoo Michigan 49048Voluntary non-profit - Other(269) 226-7000
- Bronson Lakeview HospitalCritical Access Hospitals 14.03 miles away408 Hazen Street Paw Paw Michigan 49079Voluntary non-profit - Private(269) 657-1400
- Allegan General HospitalCritical Access Hospitals 18.27 miles away555 Linn Street Allegan Michigan 49010Voluntary non-profit - Other(269) 686-4101
Nearby Dialysis
- Fmc - Oshtemo1.86 miles away6739 Seeco Dr Kalamazoo Michigan 49009CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 24 (269) 375-5815
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- Fmc - Kalamazoo3.67 miles away521 E Michigan Ave Kalamazoo Michigan 49007CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 24 (269) 384-6180
- Fmc - Kalamazoo Pd Unit3.68 miles away527 E Michigan Ave Kalamazoo Michigan 49007Dialysis Stations: 2 (269) 384-6191
- Fmc - Gull Road6.01 miles away5010 Gull Rd Suite 6 Kalamazoo Michigan 49048Dialysis Stations: 12 (269) 382-3012
- Fmc - Kalamazoo East6.51 miles away2901 E Kilgore Rd Kalamazoo Michigan 49001CMS Rating: 2 stars Dialysis Stations: 17 (269) 345-1660
- Fms Kalamazoo, LLC11.81 miles away12180 N Us Highway 131 Schoolcraft Michigan 49087Dialysis Stations: 4 (269) 679-3588
- Fmc - Allegan18.76 miles away730 Airway Dr Allegan Michigan 49010Dialysis Stations: 12 (269) 673-1700