With an address in Darby, Pennsylvania, St Francis Center for Rehabilitation & Healthcare is one of just two facilities there. We gave this nursing home an overall grade of B-. A score of this caliber requires some solid marks. Based on the data we reviewed, there are certainly much worse nursing homes out there. The best part of this place's profile was is its inspection rating. Inspection reports are discussed in the next paragraph.
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St Francis Center for Rehabilitation & Healthcare
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- Memory Care
Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Lata
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- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- No CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- No Family Council
- For profit - Corporation
- 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
- IV Antibiotic Therapy
- Palliative Care
- Dentistry
- Wound Care
- Occupational Therapy
- Cardiac Therapy
- Tracheotomy Care
- Podiatry
- Diabetes Management
- Physical Therapy
- Respiratory Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- Pharmacy
- Laboratory
- X-Ray
- Recreational Therapy
- Pain Management
- Optometry
- Orthopedic Rehabilitation
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Registered Staff Hours
Facility Inspections
We want to point out that this nursing home really outperformed its overall grade in the category of inspections. In fact, it received an excellent inspection report this year. As a result, it received one of our best grades in this category with an A-. We take several aspects of a facility's inspection report into consideration in calculating these inspection scores. One key factor is health deficiencies. You should keep in mind that the severity of the deficiencies is usually more important than the quantity of deficiencies, as some of these end up being quite minor. Although this facility had some deficiencies on its inspection report, none of them were serious based on CMS' deficiency scale. A few relatively minor dings are not necessarily the end of the world.
Long-term Care Quality
This facility also was given a favorable score in our long-term care category. We gave this facility an above average grade of B+ in that category. When nursing homes receive this type of grade in this category it is a good sign for patient care and suggests that the facility is well-staffed with nurses aids. One of the datapoints we considered on top of nursing hours was vaccinations. This facility administered the pneumonia vaccination to 98.699425 percent of its residents. This is a reliable method to minimize unnecessary hospitalizations for the senior population. Finally, this place was able to limit hospitalizations. In fact, it had less than one hospitalization per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low figure.
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Nurse Quality
We also gave this nursing home a decent score in the category of nursing care, with a grade of B-. There are a variety of subcategories within this grade. Many of the criteria relate to the quantity of nurse staffing. This nursing home provided just 0.4 hours of nursing care per patient daily. This figure is far below average. Despite having low quantities of nursing care, this facility surprisingly fared better in some of the quality-based metrics we assessed. In fact, it performed well when it comes to minimizing its residents' pressure ulcers and major falls.
Short-term Care Quality
Turning to the fourth category, this nursing home really did not fare very well. Due to a poor grade of F in short-term care, this was its worst area. In the area of short-term care, we endeavor to qualify measures of a nursing home's rehabilitation. We assess the nursing home's skilled nursing services, such as those performed by registered nurses and various therapists. It looks like this nursing home was below average in the two key staffing metrics we assessed. It supplied fewer registered nurse and physical therapist hours per patient than most other nursing homes. Lastly, we considered the percentage of patients who were able to return to the community from this nursing home. This was not a strength for this nursing home. We found that just 3.9 percent of this facility's patients returned home. At most facilities, about half of their patients are able to return home so this is well below average.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
St Francis Center for Rehabilitation & Healthcare Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In St Francis Center for Rehabilitation & Healthcare, 4.01% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This is the percentage of residents that have had a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers, which are also referred to as bed sores, are routinely the result of patients not being moved frequently enough. Better nursing care limits the number of pressure ulcers sustained by residents in a nursing home.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In St Francis Center for Rehabilitation & Healthcare, 2.31% of Patients had Serious Falls
This measures the percentage of long-term care patients who suffered a fall resulting in severe injury. We use this statistic in determining nursing grades.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In St Francis Center for Rehabilitation & Healthcare, 1.08% of Patients had UTIs
This datapoint indicates the percent of long-term stay residents that had a UTI. Although a higher rate of these infections could reflect poorly on a facility's hygiene protocols, it can be difficult to compare between facilities due to nursing homes having reporting standards.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In St Francis Center for Rehabilitation & Healthcare, 9.88% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This tells you the percent of patients who were given antipsychotic drugs. While antipsychotic medications may be helpful for many patients, it is important to ensure these medications are being used appropriately. In some cases, excessive reliance on these medications may indicate that a facility is using these medications to subdue residents.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In St Francis Center for Rehabilitation & Healthcare, 13.3% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This tells you the percentage of long-term patients that are prescribed antianxiety medication. These drugs are commonly given to patients suffering from anxiety and depression.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In St Francis Center for Rehabilitation & Healthcare, 2.01% of Patients
This indicates the percentage of patients showing symptoms of depression.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In St Francis Center for Rehabilitation & Healthcare, 99.21% of Patients
This tells you the percentage of patients who were administered the flu and pneumonia vaccines. High vaccination rates should be standard at this point.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In St Francis Center for Rehabilitation & Healthcare, 3.92% of Patients
This tells you the percent of residents who required more assistance with activities of daily living over time.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In St Francis Center for Rehabilitation & Healthcare, 6.93% of Residents
This indicates the percent of residents who retained mobility levels over time. Preserving mobility is often a great sign for residents' health.
Hospitalizations
In St Francis Center for Rehabilitation & Healthcare, 0.02 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This is the number of times residents are hospitalized per thousand days of patient care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In St Francis Center for Rehabilitation & Healthcare, 6.93% of Residents Rehospitalized
This datapoint is a measure of the number of rehospitalizations per 1,000 days of short-term patient care. Staying out of the hospital during rehabilitation is critical to restoring the physical abilities of residents.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In St Francis Center for Rehabilitation & Healthcare, 7.59% of Patients
This is the number of emergency room visits per 1,000 days of short-term care.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In St Francis Center for Rehabilitation & Healthcare, 93.8% of Resident
This tells you the percentage of short-term stay patients who experienced functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living.
Nearby Hospitals
- Mercy Catholic Medical Center- Mercy FitzgeraldAcute Care Hospitals 0.04 miles away1500 Lansdowne Ave Darby Pennsylvania 19023Voluntary non-profit - Private(215) 237-4000
- Delaware County Memorial HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 2.17 miles away501 North Lansdowne Ave Drexel Hill Pennsylvania 19026Voluntary non-profit - Private(215) 284-8100
- Penn Presbyterian Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 4.24 miles away51 North 39th Street Philadelphia Pennsylvania 19104Voluntary non-profit - Other(215) 662-8000
- Children's Hospital of PhiladelphiaChildrens 4.27 miles away34th St & Civic Center Blvd Philadelphia Pennsylvania 19104Voluntary non-profit - Private(215) 590-3745
- Hahnemann University HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 5.98 miles away230 North Broad Street Philadelphia Pennsylvania 19102Proprietary(215) 762-7000
- Thomas Jefferson University HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 5.98 miles away111 South 11th Street Philadelphia Pennsylvania 19107Voluntary non-profit - Private(215) 955-6000
- Pennsylvania HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 6.06 miles away800 Spruce Street Philadelphia Pennsylvania 19107Voluntary non-profit - Private(215) 829-3000
- Main Line Hospital Bryn Mawr CampusAcute Care Hospitals 7.03 miles away130 South Bryn Mawr Ave Bryn Mawr Pennsylvania 19010Voluntary non-profit - Private(610) 526-3000
Nearby Dialysis
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- Providence Square Home Training1.8 miles away831 Providence Rd. Clifton Heights Pennsylvania 19018Dialysis Stations: 1 (610) 626-1816
- Davita - Cobbs Creek Dialysis1.9 miles away1700 South 60th Street Philadelphia Pennsylvania 19142CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 25 (215) 730-0500
- u.s. Renal Care - Philadelphia1.98 miles away2910 S. 70th Street, Suite 3a Philadelphia Pennsylvania 19142CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 21 (215) 937-1673
- Davita - West Philadelphia Dialysis2.08 miles away7609 Lindberg Boulevard Philadelphia Pennsylvania 19153Dialysis Stations: 24 (215) 937-1103
- Bio-Medical Applications of Pennsylvania, Inc.2.57 miles away1740 S. State Road Upper Darby Pennsylvania 19082Dialysis Stations: 16 (610) 734-3501
- Davita Renal Center of Philadelphia, LLC2.98 miles away5630 Chestnut St., 2nd Flr Philadelphia Pennsylvania 19139Dialysis Stations: 24 (215) 476-8301
- Davita - Waverly Dialysis3.3 miles awayWaverly Square 407 Baltimore Pike Morton Pennsylvania 19070CMS Rating: 2 stars Dialysis Stations: 20 (610) 690-1100