With an address in Tiffin, Ohio, St. Francis Senior Ministries is one of four nursing homes there. This is a middle of the road facility, with an overall grade of C. In our view, this place looks like a good fit for most people. This nursing home did not excel in every category we looked at, but it didn't receive any rock-bottom grades either. More information about these categories is available below.
St. Francis Senior Ministries
- Nursing Home
- Independent Living
- Assisted Living
- Memory Care
Updated Sep 1, 2022 by Nick Lata
Quick Details
- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- Is CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- No Family Council
- Non profit - Corporation
- Secure Memory Care
- Offers Hospice
- Offers Post-Acute Care
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
- Offers Outpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Personal Care
- Medication Management
- Home Making
- Speech Therapy
- Stroke Recovery
- Occupational Therapy
- Physical Therapy
- Respiratory Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- Recreational Therapy
- Pain Management
- Orthopedic Rehabilitation
Registered Staff Hours
Facility Inspections
One of the reasons this is a decent facility is that it received a very favorable inspection grade. In that category, we gave this nursing home a B+. We take several aspects of a facility's inspection report into consideration in determining these inspection scores. One key factor is health deficiencies. You should keep in mind that the severity of the deficiencies is usually more meaningful than the number of deficiencies, as some of these end up being relatively minor. This place was hit with 4 deficiencies on its inspection report, but fortunately none of the deficiencies were considered to be major deficiencies. This tells you that CMS didn't consider any of the deficiencies to cause an imminent risk to patient health or safety. A couple minor deficiencies shouldn't lead you to cross a nursing home off your list.
Nurse Quality
One of the other reasons we graded this nursing home so highly is that it received a very impressive nursing grade. In fact, nursing turned out to be its second best category grade. In that area, we awarded this facility a grade of B-. In computing a facility's nursing grade, we look at the number of hours nurses are with patients as well as the level of licensure of the nurses. This nursing home provides 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day. This is a much lower figure than we are used to seeing. Despite having low quantities of nursing care, this place actually fared better in some of the quality measures we looked at. It scored well when it comes to minimizing its residents' major falls and pressure ulcers. We consider these areas to be indicators of the quality of nursing care. In many cases, the quality of nursing care is every bit as important as the number of hours of care provided.
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Long-term Care Quality
This nursing home's third most favorable category was long-term care. We awarded it a C in this category. This is essentially a middle of the pack grade in this category. With our long-term care rating, we look at the volume of services provided by a nursing home, along with a series of quality datapoints. On top of assessing the quantity of care provided by nurses aids and other staff, we looked at the percentage of residents vaccinated for pneumonia. This facility administered the vaccine to 93.822395 percent of its residents. This is somewhat below what we expected but still a respectable figure. Nevertheless, this facility was able to keep its patients out of the hospital. Indeed, it had less than one hospitalization per one thousand long-term resident days, which is an impressively low figure.
Short-term Care Quality
This nursing home's worst category is short-term care, which is the last category we looked at. For this category, we awarded this nursing home a grade of just D. In the category of short-term care, we endeavor to assess measures of a facility's rehabilitation. We analyze a facility's skilled nursing services, including the ones performed by registered nurses and physical therapists. With a grade in this range in this category, we were not stunned to learn this nursing home was well below average in several staffing metrics we looked at. In fact, it provided far fewer registered nurse and physical therapist hours per resident than most facilities. The last metric we looked at in this area is the number of residents who were able to leave the nursing home and return to the community. We discovered that just 5 percent of this facility's patients were able to return home, which is well below average. The combination of these subpar metrics doomed this nursing home's short-term care score.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
St. Francis Senior Ministries Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In St. Francis Senior Ministries, 7.61% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This indicates the percentage of patients that sustained a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers, which are also known as bed sores, are routinely caused by patients staying in one position for too long. Better nursing care can reduce the percentage of residents in a nursing home who sustain pressure ulcers.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In St. Francis Senior Ministries, 3.74% of Patients had Serious Falls
This tells you the percent of patients that suffered from a major fall. Falls resulting in serious injury are routinely caused by lower levels of patient supervision. Additional nurse staffing reduces the number of major falls sustained by residents in a nursing home.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In St. Francis Senior Ministries, 1.71% of Patients had UTIs
This indicates the percent of patients who suffered from a urinary tract infection. Urinary tract infections are considered by many experts to be a measure of nursing care at a nursing home. UTI's are often linked to a facility with worst hygiene practices. Nevertheless, this metric can be skewed for certain facilities due to varying reporting standards for these infections.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In St. Francis Senior Ministries, 13.23% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This metric is a measure of the percent of long-term patients taking antipsychotic drugs. While antipsychotic drugs serve an important medical purpose, it is important to ensure these drugs are being used only where medically required. In some situations, excessive reliance on these medications may suggest a nursing home is using these medications to control patient behavior.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In St. Francis Senior Ministries, 22.46% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This metric tells you the percent of long-term residents that are given antianxiety drugs. These medications are typically given to residents suffering from anxiety or depression.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In St. Francis Senior Ministries, 20.26% of Patients
This metric measures the percent of long-term stay patients who are demonstrating symptoms of depression. Some experts would argue that this is a measure of patient quality of life.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In St. Francis Senior Ministries, 90.12% of Patients
This datapoint is a measure of the percent of long-term care residents that received the flu and pneumonia vaccines.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In St. Francis Senior Ministries, 14.88% Percentage of Patients
This is the percentage of patients that needed more assistance with activities of daily living over time.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In St. Francis Senior Ministries, 16.29% Percentage of Residents
Measures the percentage of long-term stay patients who were able to retain mobility. Many in the industry argue that the ability to move around is vital to residents' mental and physical well-being.
Hospitalizations
In St. Francis Senior Ministries, 1.36 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This metric tracks the number of hospitalizations per thousand days of patient care. Avoiding the hospital is key to maintaining the physical well-being of nursing home residents.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In St. Francis Senior Ministries, 16.29 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
This datapoint is a measure of the number of rehospitalizations per 1,000 days of short-term care.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In St. Francis Senior Ministries, 12 Percentage of Patients
This datapoint measures the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per thousand days of short-term patient care.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In St. Francis Senior Ministries, 75.25% Percentage of Resident
This indicates the percent of short-term stay patients who experienced functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living.
Scores for Tiffin, OH
- Overall Rating has a grade of B
- Nurse Rating has a grade of B-plus
- Long-term Care Rating has a grade of B-plus
- Short-term Care Rating has a grade of B-minus
- Inspection Rating has a grade of A-minus
Looking for more options? Tiffin, Ohio has 3 other nursing homes
Nearby Hospitals
- Mercy Health - Tiffin HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 2.6 miles away45 St Lawrence Drive Tiffin Ohio 44883Voluntary non-profit - Church(419) 455-7000
- Fostoria Community HospitalCritical Access Hospitals 14 miles away501 Van Buren Street Fostoria Ohio 44830Voluntary non-profit - Private(419) 435-7734
- Memorial HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 16.89 miles away715 South Taft Avenue Fremont Ohio 43420Voluntary non-profit - Other(419) 334-6617
- Wyandot Memorial HospitalCritical Access Hospitals 18.77 miles away885 North Sandusky Avenue Upper Sandusky Ohio 43351Government - Hospital District or Authority(419) 294-4991
- Bellevue HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 19.75 miles away1400 West Main Street Bellevue Ohio 44811Voluntary non-profit - Other(419) 483-4040
Nearby Dialysis
- Davita - Seneca Dialysis LLC.2.58 miles away10 St. Lawrence Drive Tiffin Ohio 44883Dialysis Stations: 13 (419) 443-1051
- Promedica Fostoria Community Hospital Dialysis Center14.02 miles away506 Van Buren Street Fostoria Ohio 44830Dialysis Stations: 6 (419) 436-6685
- Davita Fremont Regional Dialysis17.69 miles away100 Pinnacle Dr Fremont Ohio 43420Dialysis Stations: 12 (419) 332-0310
- Total Renal Care, Inc.18.02 miles away111 Tarhe Trail Upper Sandusky Ohio 43351Dialysis Stations: 8 (419) 209-0799
- Dialysis Centers of Northwest Ohio, Ltd19.79 miles away2400 Enterprise Drive Fremont Ohio 43420Dialysis Stations: 11 (419) 332-9104
- Firelands Bellevue Dialysis Center19.96 miles away290 Progress Drive, Suite A Bellevue Ohio 44811Dialysis Stations: 16 (419) 483-2070