Franciscan Health Center in Duluth, MN

Franciscan Health Center is a medicare and medicaid certified nursing home in Duluth, Minnesota. It is located in St. Louis county at 3910 Minnesota Avenue, Duluth, Minnesota 55802. You can reach out to the office of Franciscan Health Center via phone at (218) 727-8933. This skilled nursing facility has 47 federally certified beds with average occupancy rate of 99.57%. Its legal business name is Franciscan Health Center Inc and has the following ownership type - Non Profit - Corporation.

Franciscan Health Center (Medicare CCN 245258) is certified by CMS (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services) and participates in both medicare and medicaid program. This means if you are part of medicare or medicaid program, you may consider this nursing facility for your medical needs. It was first certified by CMS in 1983 (41 years certified) and the last quality survey was conducted in February, 2020.

Contact Information

Franciscan Health Center
3910 Minnesota Avenue, Duluth, Minnesota 55802
(218) 727-8933


Nursing Home Profile

NameFranciscan Health Center
Location3910 Minnesota Avenue, Duluth, Minnesota
Certified ByMedicare and Medicaid
No. of Certified Beds47
Occupancy Rate99.57%
Medicare ID (CCN)245258
Legal Business NameFranciscan Health Center Inc
Ownership TypeNon Profit - Corporation

NPI Associated with this Nursing Home:

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NPI Number1114975059
Organization NameDULUTH HEALTH SERVICES
Doing Business AsFRANCISCAN HEALTH CENTER
Address3910 Minnesota Ave, Duluth, MN 55802
Phone Number218-727-8933

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Quality Ratings:

Nursing homes vary in the quality of care and services they provide to their residents. The below quality ratings for Franciscan Health Center are calculated from three sources - health inspection results, staffing data, and quality measure data. This information gives you an indication of the care Franciscan Health Center give to their patients.
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Complaints, Fines and Penalties:

Number of Facility Reported Incidents0
Number of Substantiated Complaints0
Number of Fines2
Total Amount of Fines in Dollars$21295
Number of Payment Denials0
Total Number of Penalties2

Patients' Stay Experience:

The resident survey data of Franciscan Health Center is compared against the national average with the color code indicators: Better than National Average Worse than National Average

Experience MeasureProviderNational Avg.
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased28.3314.46
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight2.335.51
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder39.3948.41
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder2.241.79
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection7.272.65
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms1.95.05
Percentage of long-stay residents who were physically restrained00.23
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury6.593.36
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine95.2193.87
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication12.1814.2
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine81.0883.88