W Frank Wells Nursing Home is a small non-profit nursing home in Macclenny, Florida. This turns out to be an A rated facility, which is one of the most impressive ratings that we offer. This is just about as good of a facility as you'll find. This nursing home was also given impressive ratings in all four of our categories. More information about these categories can be found below.
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W Frank Wells Nursing Home
- Nursing Home
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
- Non profit - Corporation
- Offers Hospice
- Offers Post-Acute Care
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Stroke Recovery
- IV Antibiotic Therapy
- Wound Care
- Physical Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- Laboratory
- X-Ray
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Long-term Care Quality
In addition to receiving a great overall grade, this facility also received an A+ long-term care grade. Long-term care scores of this caliber generally require both 24/7 care from nurses and aids, as well as quality routine medical care. In addition to looking at the amount of care provided by aids and other staff, we analyzed the number of residents vaccinated against pneumonia. This facility gave the vaccine to 82.45614 percent of its residents, which is a bit lower than we expected. Although its vaccination rate was a bit lower than we had hoped, we were pleased to find nursing home was able to limit hospitalizations. It had only 0.02 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low number.
Facility Inspections
Adding to an already impressive profile, this facility also received virtually flawless health inspections in recent years. As a result, we awarded it an A+ inspection grade. Inspection scores weigh several factors found on a nursing home's inspection report. One of the most important criteria we look at is the quantity and severity of deficiencies. Facilities with higher scores in this area generally have few of these severe deficiencies. While this nursing home had a few deficiencies on its government inspection report, none of them were serious based on CMS' deficiency scale. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.
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Nurse Quality
To complement its strong performance in other areas, we awarded this nursing home a grade of A+ for our inspections rating. Our nursing rating analyzes quite a few datapoints, but the paramount consideration is the number of nurse hours spent with patients. This facility provided 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, we also assessed some nursing quality-based metrics in determining our nursing grades. This facility performed very well in the area of avoiding major falls and pressure ulcers. We consider these areas to be good indicators of the quality of nursing care.
Short-term Care Quality
The last area we graded was short-term care, where this nursing home was awarded an A-. This topped off a first-rate profile. Few nursing homes earned an A- or higher in each of our categories. In computing our short-term care scores, we analyze a facility's levels of highly skilled nursing, which includes registered nurses, physical therapists occupational therapists and other licensed professionals. This category is often a meaningful measure of a facility's rehabilitation. Fortunately, it looks like this nursing home employs registered nurses. Not every nursing home employs these types of nurses. On the other hand, according to the data they provided, they do not appear to employ physical therapists. Lastly, we considered the percentage of residents who were able to return to the community from this facility. We found that 5.6 percent of this nursing home's patients returned home.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
W Frank Wells Nursing Home Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In W Frank Wells Nursing Home, 4.26% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This is the percentage of residents who suffered from 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 protocols reduces the number of pressure ulcers sustained by residents in a nursing home.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In W Frank Wells Nursing Home, 8.19% of Patients had Serious Falls
This indicates the percent of long-term stay residents who sustained a fall leading to major injury. Falls can arise for a variety of reasons, but high rates of major falls could be an indication of poor nursing care.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In W Frank Wells Nursing Home, 5.49% of Patients had UTIs
This datapoint is a measure of the percent of long-term patients who have experienced urinary tract infections. While more infections could reflect poorly on a nursing home's hygiene protocols, it is problematic to compare different facilities due to nursing homes having inconsistent reporting standards.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In W Frank Wells Nursing Home, 28.65% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This statistic measures the percentage of long-term care patients that were prescribed antipsychotic medication. High levels of antipsychotic drug use may suggest a nursing home is using these drugs to subdue residents in scenarios where such medications aren't medically required. Nevertheless, some nursing homes may need to rely more on these drugs due to an increased number of patients with cognitive disorders.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In W Frank Wells Nursing Home, 40.94% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This indicates the percent of patients who were prescribed antianxiety medications. Antianxiety medications are prescribed to patients experiencing depression or anxiety.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In W Frank Wells Nursing Home, 0.62% of Patients
This is a measure of the percentage of long-term stay patients showing symptoms of depression.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In W Frank Wells Nursing Home, 90.05% of Patients
This is a measure of the percentage of long-term care residents who have received the pneumonia and flu vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be fatal for seniors, making these vaccines vital to patient safety.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In W Frank Wells Nursing Home, 10.96% of Patients
This is a measure of the percentage of long-term stay patients who required increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. ADL's include activities such as dressing and bathing.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In W Frank Wells Nursing Home, 16.96% of Residents
This metric is a measure of the percent of long-term stay residents who retained mobility levels. Some experts believe that the ability to move around is important for patients mental and physical health.
Hospitalizations
In W Frank Wells Nursing Home, 0.02 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This datapoint is a measure of the number of hospitalizations per 1,000 days of patient care. Keeping residents out of the hospital is key to maintaining the physical health of residents.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In W Frank Wells Nursing Home, 16.96% of Residents Rehospitalized
This metric measures the number of rehospitalizations per 1,000 days of short-term patient care. Keeping residents out of the hospital during rehabilitation is key to restoring the physical abilities of residents.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In W Frank Wells Nursing Home, 15.31% of Patients
This indicates the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per 1,000 days of short-term patient care.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In W Frank Wells Nursing Home, 78.96% of Resident
This is a measure of the percent of short-term stay residents that saw functional improvements.
Nearby Hospitals
- Ed Fraser Memorial HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 0.11 miles away159 N 3rd St Macclenny Florida 32063Voluntary non-profit - Church(904) 259-3151
Nearby Dialysis
- Fmc - Macclenny0.31 miles away244 North 3rd Street Macclenny Florida 32063Dialysis Stations: 13 (904) 259-9660
- Fmc - West Jacksonville11.13 miles away5607 Normandy Blvd Jacksonville Florida 32205Dialysis Stations: 12 (904) 786-1385