The Caring Place is a facility located in Franklin, Pennsylvania, which has a population of 16,372 people. Featuring an overall score of D, this is a well below average nursing home. If you are not satisfied with this facility's pedestrian overall grade, you may have to look in other cities as this is the only nursing home in Franklin. The only positive thing we can say about this place is that it did not receive any F's in in any of the major categories. Additional information about its category grades is available below.
The Caring Place
- Nursing Home
Updated Apr 1, 2023 by Nick Reese
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Quick Details
- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- No CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- No Family Council
- Non profit - Church related
- Offers Post-Acute Care
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Personal Care
- Medication Management
- Home Making
- Speech Therapy
- Stroke Recovery
- Amputee Recovery
- IV Antibiotic Therapy
- Palliative Care
- Wound Care
- Occupational Therapy
- Cardiac Therapy
- Hemodialysis
- Peritoneal Dialysis
- Diabetes Management
- Physical Therapy
- Respiratory Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- Recreational Therapy
- Pain Management
- Oncology Care
- Orthopedic Rehabilitation
Registered Staff Hours
Facility Inspections
Although we didn't give this facility a good overall grade, we actually gave it a strong grade in the area of inspections, where it received a B. These inspection scores weigh several factors, including deficiencies, substantiated complaints and federal fines. You can learn more about each of these items by obtaining copies of nursing homes' inspection reports. This facility was assessed 5 deficiencies on its inspection report, but fortunately none were considered to be severe. This means that CMS did not consider any of these deficiencies to be an imminent risk to resident health or safety. A couple minor deficiencies aren't necessarily the end of the world.
Long-term Care Quality
One of this facility's higher category scores came in the category of long-term care. This wound up being its second most respectable category. In that category, we gave this nursing home a grade of C. Our long-term care scores are more critical for patients requiring more conventional assistance related to personal care. On top of assessing the volume of care provided by nurses aids and other staff, we also looked at the percentage of residents vaccinated against pneumonia. We discovered that this facility administered the vaccine to just 79.45737 percent of its patients, which is several points lower than we expected. On a more positive note, this facility was able to limit hospitalizations. Indeed, it had only 0.01 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is an impressively low number.
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Short-term Care Quality
This facilities next best area is short-term care. We gave it a grade of C in this category. This is essentially a slightly below average grade in this category. In the category of short-term care, we strive to evaluate indicators of a facility's rehabilitation services. We assess a facility's skilled nursing services, such as those performed by registered nurses and physical and occupational therapists. Unfortunately, we found that this nursing home provided fewer physical therapist and registered nurse hours per resident than most other facilities. The final measure we looked at in this category is the number of residents who ultimately returned home from the nursing home. We found that just 5.9 percent of this nursing home's residents returned home. Unfortunately, this was below average.
Nurse Quality
The last area we scored is nursing, which turned out to be a weak spot for this facility. We gave this facility a grade of just D for nursing. Our nursing grade weighs many subcategories, most of which are associated with quantities of nurse staffing. This particular place offered a meager 0.3 hours of nursing care per patient per day. This figure is far below the national average. Lastly, we also assessed some nursing quality measures in calculating our nursing scores. This facility performed well in terms of minimizing its residents' pressure ulcers and major falls. Many consider these data points to be reliable indicators of the quality of nursing care.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
The Caring Place Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In The Caring Place, 7.61% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This datapoint tells you the percentage of long-term residents who suffered from pressure ulcers or bed sores. We bake this statistic into both nursing and long-term care grades.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In The Caring Place, 3.38% of Patients had Serious Falls
This metric measures the percentage of long-term care residents who suffered falls resulting in severe injury. Falls can happen for a variety of reasons, but high rates of falls resulting in injuries could be an indication of lower levels of patient supervision.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In The Caring Place, 1.85% of Patients had UTIs
This indicates the percentage of patients who have had a urinary tract infection. These infections are sometimes linked to inadequate hygiene.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In The Caring Place, 15.28% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This indicates the percentage of residents who were prescribed antipsychotic drugs. These medications are sometimes used to treat a variety of conditions, such as cognitive disorders.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In The Caring Place, 18.78% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This is an indication of the percent of long-term patients who are prescribed antianxiety drugs. These drugs are prescribed to residents suffering from anxiety or depression.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In The Caring Place, 3.3% of Patients
This metric is a measure of the percent of long-term stay patients showing depressive symptoms.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In The Caring Place, 86.27% of Patients
Measures the percentage of long-term stay residents who received the flu and pneumonia vaccines.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In The Caring Place, 15.17% Percentage of Patients
This datapoint is a measure of the percent of long-term care residents who needed more assistance with activities of daily living over time. ADL's include activities such as taking medications and taking a bath. Many in the industry would argue that this is a measure of a patient's well-being.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In The Caring Place, 17.92% Percentage of Residents
This metric measures the percent of long-term care residents who were able to retain mobility. Some argue that the ability to move around is vital to patients physical and mental well-being.
Hospitalizations
In The Caring Place, 1.44 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This is the number of hospitalizations per 1,000 days of patient care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In The Caring Place, 17.92 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
This is the number of times residents are rehospitalized per thousand days of short-term care. There is usually a correlation between keeping patients out of the hospital and the quality of rehabilitation services.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In The Caring Place, 9.68 Percentage of Patients
This tells you the number of emergency room visits per 1,000 days of short-term care. There is usually a correlation between having fewer emergency room visits and the quality of care.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In The Caring Place, 73.03% Percentage of Resident
This indicates the percent of short-term residents who experienced functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living.
Nearby Hospitals
- Upmc NorthwestAcute Care Hospitals 7 miles away100 Fairfield Drive Seneca Pennsylvania 16346Voluntary non-profit - Other(814) 676-7600
- Titusville HospitalCritical Access Hospitals 17.87 miles away406 West Oak Street Titusville Pennsylvania 16354Voluntary non-profit - Private(814) 827-1851
Nearby Dialysis
- Oil City Dialysis Center, LLC6.83 miles away6945 Us 322, Suite 640 Cranberry Pennsylvania 16319Dialysis Stations: 15 (814) 677-7034