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The Community at Franklin Park

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Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Lata

Historical Rating
Grade: C
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1535 Park Avenue,
Denver CO 80218

(303) 832-9323

67.09% estimated occupancy 1

Located in Denver, Colorado, The Community at Franklin Park is on a list of 40 facilities in the city. Featuring an overall rating of C, this appears to be a middle of the pack nursing home. You could certainly do worse than this facility. The best part of this facility's report card was is its short-term care score. short-term care grades are discussed in the next paragraph.

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Quick Details

  • Accepts Medicare 1
  • Accepts Medicaid 1
  • Is CCRC
  • Has Resident Council
  • No Family Council
  • Non profit - Church related
  • Secure Memory Care 
  • Offers Hospice
  • Offers Inpatient Rehab

Specialized Services

  • Personal Care
  • Medication Management
  • Home Making
  • Transportation
  • Medical Transportation
  • Speech Therapy
  • Wound Care
  • Occupational Therapy
  • Mental Health
  • Physical Therapy
  • Nutritional Counseling
  • Pharmacy
  • Recreational Therapy

Awards

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Top Nursing Home in Colorado Awards 2019

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Top Nursing Home in Colorado Awards 2020

Registered Staff Hours

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Short-term Care Quality

Grade: B

This nursing home's best category grade came in our short-term care category. In that category, we gave this facility a B. It actually outperformed many nursing homes in this area. In our short-term care grade, we seek to craft a valuable measure for rehabilitation. In this process, we analyze a facility's levels of skilled nursing services, including both registered nurses and physical therapy, as well as respiratory therapy. We were not able to find information on registered nurse or physical therapy staffing for this nursing home. Lastly, we looked at the percentage of patients who returned home from this facility. We found that 0 percent of this facility's residents were able to return home.

Nurse Quality

Grade: B

This nursing home also received a strong grade in our nursing category. We awarded this nursing home an above average grade of B in this area. When determining a facility's nursing score, we weigh the quantity of hours nurses are with residents and the levels of training of the nurses. This facility provided 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, we also assessed several nursing quality-based metrics and this facility excelled in some of these areas. With less than five percent of its residents sustaining pressure ulcers, it performed as well as any nursing home 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 system of moving patients more often.

Facility Inspections

Grade: C

This nursing home also received a decent inspection grade. In that area, we gave this facility a grade of C. We take several aspects of a facility's inspection report into consideration in computing our inspection grades. One key factor is health deficiencies. It should be noted that the severity of deficiencies is arguably more important than the quantity of deficiencies, as some end up being relatively minor. Unfortunately, we were not able to track down deficiency data for this facility. Unfortunately, we also need to draw your attention to the fact that this facility received significant government fines in recent years.

Long-term Care Quality

Grade: F

This facility's weakest area was long-term care, which is the final category we scored. Unfortunately, we gave it an F in this area. Despite some solid grades in other categories, this score is nevertheless alarming so we would like to to draw your attention to it. Nursing homes that don't fare well in long-term care typically are not as well-staffed and are lagging in a few of the areas of routine personal care we assessed. After assessing the amount of care provided by aids and other staff, we then looked at the facility's vaccination statistics. Frankly, we were a bit worried that this nursing home vaccinated 86.95652 percent of its patients for pneumonia, which happens to be several points below what we expected. Surprisingly, this nursing home was actually able to limit hospitalizations. With only 0.01 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, this nursing home had less hospitalizations than most nursing homes. This is its best score in this category.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

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

The Community at Franklin Park Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

Grade: B-minus

In The Community at Franklin Park, 8.44% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This tells you the percentage of residents that sustained a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers, which are also referred to as bed sores, are often caused by residents staying in one position for too long. Better nursing protocols reduces the number of pressure ulcers sustained by residents in a nursing home.

Minimizes Serious Falls

Grade: D

In The Community at Franklin Park, 5.65% of Patients had Serious Falls

This is the percentage of residents that sustained a major fall. Falls leading to severe injuries are often the result of lower levels of patient supervision. Closer supervision limits the percentage of residents in a nursing home who sustain major falls.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

Grade: C

In The Community at Franklin Park, 3.54% of Patients had UTIs

This metric is a measure of the percent of long-term patients who suffered from a UTI. UTI's could be a sign of worse hygiene protocols. However, this metric may also be misleading for certain facilities due to different reporting standards for UTI's.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

Grade: D

In The Community at Franklin Park, 28.13% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This is the percent of patients prescribed antipsychotic medications. Antipsychotic drugs are given to residents for many conditions, including Alzheimer's or other dementias. Sadly, in some cases, high levels of antipsychotic drug use may mean that a nursing home is using these drugs to control patient behavior.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

Grade: A

In The Community at Franklin Park, 8.76% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This statistic is an indication of the percent of long-term care patients who were given antianxiety medication. These drugs are typically prescribed to patients experiencing anxiety and depression.

Managing Depression Among Residents

Grade: B

In The Community at Franklin Park, 2.43% of Patients

This is the percent of patients who are exhibiting depressive symptoms.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

Grade: C

In The Community at Franklin Park, 91.46% of Patients

This tells you the percentage of patients that received the pneumonia and flu vaccines. Higher vaccination rates should be standard at this point.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

Grade: C

In The Community at Franklin Park, 20.11% of Patients

This datapoint is a measure of the percentage of long-term care patients who needed additional assistance with activities of daily living over time. Activities of daily living include activities such as moving around and bathing.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

Grade: A

In The Community at Franklin Park, 25.28% of Residents

This tells you the percent of patients that retained mobility levels over time. Optimizing mobility is often a great sign for residents' well-being.

Hospitalizations

Grade: B-plus

In The Community at Franklin Park, 0.01 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

Measures the number of hospitalizations per 1,000 days of patient care.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

Grade: D

In The Community at Franklin Park, 25.28% of Residents Rehospitalized

This metric measures the number of rehospitalizations per 1,000 days of short-term care.

Scores for Denver, CO

  • Overall Rating has a grade of B
  • Nurse Rating has a grade of B-plus
  • Long-term Care Rating has a grade of B
  • Short-term Care Rating has a grade of B
  • Inspection Rating has a grade of B-plus

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