Friendship Village in Kalamazoo, MI

Friendship Village is a medicare certified nursing home in Kalamazoo, Michigan. It is located in Kalamazoo county at 1400 N Drake Rd, Kalamazoo, Michigan 49006. You can reach out to the office of Friendship Village via phone at (269) 381-0560. This skilled nursing facility has 57 federally certified beds with average occupancy rate of 53.51%. The nursing facility is classified as "Continuing Care Retirement Community" by CMS and its legal business name is Lifecare, Inc. and has the following ownership type - Non Profit - Corporation.

Friendship Village (Medicare CCN 235248) is certified by CMS (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services) and participates in medicare program. This means if you are part of medicare program, you may consider this nursing facility for your medical needs. It was first certified by CMS in 1976 (48 years certified) and the last quality survey was conducted in November, 2019.

Contact Information

Friendship Village
1400 N Drake Rd, Kalamazoo, Michigan 49006
(269) 381-0560

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Nursing Home Profile

NameFriendship Village
Location1400 N Drake Rd, Kalamazoo, Michigan
Certified ByMedicare
No. of Certified Beds57
Occupancy Rate53.51%
Medicare ID (CCN)235248
Legal Business NameLifecare, Inc.
Ownership TypeNon Profit - Corporation

NPI Associated with this Nursing Home:

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NPI Number1649261488
Organization NameLIFECARE, INC.
Doing Business AsFRIENDSHIP VILLAGE
Address1400 N Drake Rd, Kalamazoo, MI 49006
Phone Number269-381-0560

Quality Ratings:

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

Number of Facility Reported Incidents0
Number of Substantiated Complaints0
Number of Fines0
Total Amount of Fines in Dollars$0
Number of Payment Denials0
Total Number of Penalties0

Patients' Stay Experience:

The resident survey data of Friendship Village 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 increased6.3314.46
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight12.55.51
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder86.6748.41
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder4.561.79
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection6.382.65
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms6.345.05
Percentage of long-stay residents who were physically restrained00.23
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury2.783.36
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine10093.87
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication22.2214.2
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine99.5683.88
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication01.79
Percentage of long-stay residents whose ability to move independently worsened41.4217.09
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication4.8219.7
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers2.97.32
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine10095.98
Percentage of short-stay residents who made improvements in function66.1667.99
Percentage of short-stay residents who were assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine91.9182.93

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