Franklin Health and Rehabilitation Center

In the surveyor’s words

From the most serious findings on record at Franklin Health and Rehabilitation Center, in the surveyor’s own words.

• Actual harm, isolatedF689May 12, 2026

  Based on staff interviews, clinical record review, and facility document review, the facility staff failed to ensure the resident environment remained free of accident hazards as is possible for (1) one of (3) three current sampled residents, Resident #1, resulting in harm. While operating a motorized wheelchair in the facility parking lot on 4/03/26, Resident #1 struck a curb which caused the motorized wheelchair to tilt resulting in Resident #1 falling from the motorized wheelchair. Resident #1 sustained bilateral subdural hematomas, first/second cervical vertebral fractures, a scalp laceration, multiple abrasions, and a hematoma of the scalp resulting in transfer to a higher level of care and surgical intervention. […]

• No harm, potential for more than minimal, isolatedF583Sep 22, 2023

  Based on observation and staff interview, facility staff failed to ensure the privacy and confidentiality of medical information in oral communication for 1 of 30 current residents in the survey sample, Resident #51. Resident #51 was admitted to the facility with diagnoses that included peripheral vascular disease and renal failure. On the Minimum Data Set assessment with Assessment Reference Date 7/12/23, the resident scored 10/15 on the brief interview for mental status and was assessed as without signs of delirium, psychosis, or behaviors affecting care. […]

• No harm, potential for more than minimal, isolatedF641Sep 22, 2023

  Based on staff interview and clinical record review, the facility staff failed to accurately code a minimum data set (MDS) assessment for 1 of 3 closed records reviewed, Resident #112. The findings were: The facility staff failed to code Resident #112's discharge status to an assisted living facility (ALF). The discharge MDS coded the resident as discharged to an acute hospital when Resident #112 was discharged to an ALF. Resident #112's admission record listed diagnoses to include but were not limited to, cerebral infarction, hemiplegia and hemiparesis affecting left non-dominant side, cognitive communication deficit, dementia, psychotic disturbance, mood disturbance, and anxiety. […]

• No harm, potential for more than minimal, isolatedF684Sep 22, 2023

  2. For Resident #96, the facility staff failed to ensure fall prevention and safety measures were in place per the resident's comprehensive person-centered care plan. Resident #96's diagnosis list indicated diagnoses, which included, but not limited to Hemiplegia and Hemiparesis following Non-traumatic Subarachnoid Hemorrhage, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus, and Cirrhosis of the Liver. The most recent minimum data set (MDS) with an assessment reference date (ARD) of 7/05/23 coded the resident as moderately impaired in cognitive skills for daily decision making with short-term memory problems. […]

• No harm, potential for more than minimal, isolatedF689Sep 22, 2023

  Based on observation, staff interview, clinical record review, and facility document review, the facility staff failed to ensure that the resident environment remained as free of accident hazards as is possible as evidenced by the presence of unsecured oxygen cylinders located in 2 of 30 resident rooms in the survey sample, Resident #267 and #271. The findings included: 1. For Resident #267, the facility staff failed to secure an oxygen cylinder located beside the resident's bed. […]