Saint Francis Rehabilitation and Nursing Center is a nursing home located in Laconia, New Hampshire, which has a population of 15,963 people. Featuring an overall score of A, this nursing home is ranked among the highest-rated nursing homes we looked at. In fact, this nursing home has the distinction of being one of the 25 best nursing homes in New Hampshire. This place also received consistently good grades in all of the major categories. Additional information about these categories can be found below.
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Saint Francis Rehabilitation and Nursing Center
- Nursing Home
- Independent Living
Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Reese
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- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- No CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- No Family Council
- Non profit - Church related
- Offers Respite Care
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Personal Care
- Medication Management
- Home Making
- Transportation
- Speech Therapy
- Stroke Recovery
- Palliative Care
- Dentistry
- Occupational Therapy
- Cardiac Therapy
- Podiatry
- Mental Health
- Physical Therapy
- Respiratory Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- Laboratory
- X-Ray
- Recreational Therapy
- Pain Management
- Optometry
- Orthopedic Rehabilitation
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Registered Staff Hours
Facility Inspections
We also wanted to point out that this facility earned near flawless health inspections recently. We awarded them an impressive grade of A+ in this category. We weigh several aspects of a nursing home's inspection report in calculating these inspection ratings. One critical factor is health deficiencies. You should keep in mind that the severity of the deficiencies is usually more meaningful than the quantity of deficiencies, as some can be quite minor. This particular nursing home had just a single deficiency on its inspection report and it was not one deemed to pose a threat to patient health or safety. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.
Nurse Quality
We also wanted to emphasize the fact that this facility received an impressive grade of A in our nursing category. Our nursing rating is primarily tied to a facility's nurse staffing. This nursing home averages 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, our nursing grades also factor in quality-based assessments, such as avoiding major falls. This facility performed well in this area. Avoiding major falls is typically a good indicator that a facility has reliable quality controls in place. Major falls can generally be prevented if more nurses aids and better safety protocols are in place.
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Long-term Care Quality
The third area we analyzed is long-term care. Adding to its high-end resume, this facility also performed well in that category. In fact, it received a grade of of A for the area. In a long-term care environment, the primary objective is to maintain patients' quality of life and keep them safe. One of the criteria we considered in addition to nurse's aid hours is vaccines. This facility administered the pneumonia vaccine to 73.21429 percent of its residents. Clearly, this nursing home is doing something right in this area as it was able to keep its patients out of the hospital. In fact, it had less than one hospitalization per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is an impressively low figure.
Short-term Care Quality
Moving on to the fourth area, this nursing home also performed admirably in the short-term care category. In fact, we awarded it a B+ in this area. This topped off a first-rate report card. Our short-term care scores are presumably more meaningful for individuals in need of rehabilitation from their nursing home. Rehabilitation usually utilizes additional highly-skilled nursing. This means not just nursing, but also physical and speech therapy, as well as other variations of therapy. Fortunately, it appear that this nursing home employs registered nurses. Not every nursing home employs these types of nurses. However, based on the data this nursing home provided, they do not appear to employ physical therapists. Lastly, we assessed the percentage of residents who eventually returned home from this facility. We found that 4.9 percent of this nursing home's residents returned home.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Saint Francis Rehabilitation and Nursing Center Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Saint Francis Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, 1.98% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This figure measures the percentage of long-term stay residents that suffered from new or worsened pressure ulcers. We have found that pressure ulcers are an measure of the quality of nursing care a facility provides.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Saint Francis Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, 4.76% of Patients had Serious Falls
This is the percent of residents that sustained a major fall. Falls resulting in severe injury are considered by many experts to be an indicator of nursing care at a nursing home. Falls leading to injury are routinely caused by lower quality nursing care.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Saint Francis Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, 3.25% of Patients had UTIs
This statistic is an indication of the percent of long-term stay patients that experienced a UTI. While a higher rate of these infections could reflect poorly on a nursing home's hygiene protocols, it is problematic to compare between facilities due to facilities having reporting standards.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Saint Francis Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, 0% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This is the percentage of patients who were given antipsychotic medications. Antipsychotic medications are given to patients for a variety of conditions, including cognitive disorders. Unfortunately, in some cases, high levels of antipsychotic drug use may mean a facility is using these medications to control patient behavior.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Saint Francis Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, 25.31% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This is a measure of the percent of long-term patients taking antianxiety medications.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Saint Francis Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, 0.6% of Patients
This is the percent of patients who are showing symptoms of depression.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Saint Francis Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, 82.99% of Patients
This datapoint measures the percent of long-term stay patients who have received the flu and pneumonia vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be fatal for nursing home patients, making these vaccines critical to patient safety.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Saint Francis Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, 25% of Patients
This metric is a measure of the percent of long-term stay residents who required increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. ADL's include activities such as moving around and eating.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Saint Francis Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, 26.1% of Residents
This indicates the percentage of patients that were able to retain mobility over time. Retaining mobility can be a great sign for residents' health.
Hospitalizations
In Saint Francis Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, 0.01 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This datapoint is a measure of the number of hospitalizations per thousand days of patient care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Saint Francis Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, 26.1% of Residents Rehospitalized
This is a measure of the number of rehospitalizations per 1,000 days of short-term resident care. Avoiding the hospital during rehabilitation is key to restoring the health of patients.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Saint Francis Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, 13.11% of Patients
This is the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per 1,000 days of short-term care. There is typically a correlation between staying out of the emergency room and the overall quality of rehabilitation.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Saint Francis Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, 84.41% of Resident
This metric measures the percent of short-term residents who experienced functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living. Some experts argue that this is a reliable measure of a nursing home's rehabilitation services.
Nearby Hospitals
- Lakes Region General HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 1.27 miles away80 Highland St Laconia New Hampshire 03246Voluntary non-profit - Private(603) 524-3211
- Franklin Regional HospitalCritical Access Hospitals 9.45 miles away15 Aiken Avenue Franklin New Hampshire 03235Voluntary non-profit - Private(603) 934-2060
- Huggins HospitalCritical Access Hospitals 14.6 miles away240 South Main Street Wolfeboro New Hampshire 03894Voluntary non-profit - Private(603) 569-7500
- Speare Memorial HospitalCritical Access Hospitals 19.63 miles away16 Hospital Road Plymouth New Hampshire 03264Voluntary non-profit - Private(603) 536-1120
Nearby Dialysis
- Central New Hampshire Kidney Center1.24 miles away87 Spring Street Laconia New Hampshire 03246Dialysis Stations: 21 (603) 524-8796