Maples Benzie Co Medical Care
210 Maple St, Frankfort MI 49635 · (231) 352-9674 · 94.61% estimated occupancy 1Updated: Aug 1, 2020 · By Nick Reese
Maples Benzie Co Medical Care is one of only two facilities located in Frankfort, Michigan. After receiving an A+ overall grade, this nursing home has the prestigious distinction of being one of the 50 best nursing homes in Michigan. You simply can not do any better than this nursing home. Scroll down to find this place's category grades, which are equally impressive. You really can't do any better than a straight A report card.
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Accepts Medicare 1 :
Accepts Medicaid 1 : 78 Beds
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Medical Staff Hours Per Patient (2019)
Short-term Care Quality
In addition to being a first-rate facility overall, this nursing home also excelled in our short-term care category, where it received an A+. Few nursing homes performed better in this category. Our short-term care grades are likely most critical for folks requiring rehabilitation services. Rehabilitation typically mandates more highly-skilled nursing services. This includes not only nursing services, but also physical and speech therapy, as well as other types of therapy. One of this nursing home's strength is that it offers more than seven hours of care per week from registered nurses to each resident. This is really the gold standard in this area, as it's about 50% higher than the average facility's level of registered nurse staffing. Finally, we looked at the number of patients who were able to return home from this facility. This place outperformed the overwhelming majority of nursing homes in the nation with 61.3 percent of its patients returning home.
Facility Inspections
Adding to this facility's impressive resume, we awarded this nursing home a grade of A for our inspections rating. Inspection grades are tied to items located in the a nursing home's recent government inspections. Nursing homes that excel in this category tend to have few deficiencies on their reports. Most importantly, these places should not have any severe deficiencies which are associated with risks to patient safety. Although this place had a few deficiencies on its report, none of them were severe based on CMS' deficiency scale. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.
Long-term Care Quality
Building on its remarkable profile, this nursing home also received a dominant long-term care grade, with a score of A. Nursing homes that receive this type of score in long-term care typically provide consistent 24/7 care to ensure residents are well cared for. After looking at the impressive nursing hours and other staffing provided by this facility, we next considered the facility's vaccination statistics. This facility vaccinated 98.8764 percent of its patients for pneumonia, which is significantly higher than the majority of nursing homes. Lastly, this nursing home was able to limit hospitalizations. It had only 0.81 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low figure.
Nurse Quality
Switching gears to our final category, this nursing home also performed admirably in the nursing category. In fact, we gave it an A for this area. This topped off truly elite profile. Our nursing grade features numerous data points. The most important factor is the amount of time nurses spent with residents. This facility provides an incredible 5.2 hours of nursing care per resident on a daily basis. 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. In addition to offering high levels of nursing care, this facility also fared well in several of the quality measures we looked at. In terms of the percentage of its residents suffering from pressure ulcers, this place outpaced the national average.
Overall Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Maples Benzie Co Medical Care Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
This is the percent of residents that have had a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are considered by many in the nursing home industry to be a measure of the quality of nursing care at a nursing home. Pressure ulcers, which are also called bed sores, are often the result of residents not being moved frequently enough.
Percent of Patients with Pressure Ulcers
Lower is Better
Minimizes Serious Falls
This figure gauges the percent of long-term patients who suffered falls which caused severe injury. This is one of the statistics we use in determining our nursing ratings.
Percent of Patients with Serious Falls
Lower is Better
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
This measures the percentage of long-term stay patients that experienced a UTI. UTI's may be a sign of poor nursing care. However, this statistic may be skewed for some nursing homes due to varying reporting standards for these infections.
Percent of Patients with UTIs
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
This is the percentage of patients given antipsychotic medications. These medications may be used for several medical conditions, including Alzheimer's or other dementias.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
This is the percent of patients prescribed antianxiety medications. Antianxiety medications are administered to residents suffering from anxiety and depression.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Managing Depression Among Residents
Measures the percent of long-term care patients exhibiting symptoms of depression.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
This datapoint measures the percent of long-term care patients that received the flu and pneumonia vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be very dangerous for seniors, making these vaccines critical to patient care.
Percent of Patients
Higher is Better
Residents Maintain Autonomy
This metric measures the percent of long-term residents that needed more assistance with activities of daily living over time. Activities of daily living include activities such as getting dressed and continence. Some experts argue this is a reliable measure of a patient's well-being.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
This is a measure of the percent of long-term stay residents who retained mobility levels.
Percentage of Residents
Higher is Better
Hospitalizations
This tells you the number of times residents are hospitalized per 1,000 days of patient care. There is generally a correlation between staying out of the hospital and the quality of long-term care.
Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
This indicates the number of times residents are rehospitalized per 1,000 days of short-term care. There is usually a correlation between reduced hospitalizations and the quality of rehabilitation services.
Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: ER Visits
Measures the number of emergency room visits per thousand days of short-term patient care.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
This indicates the percentage of short-term stay patients that experienced functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living. Higher levels of autonomy with ADL's often correlates with better rehabilitation.
Percentage of Resident
Higher is Better