This measures the percent of long-term care residents which suffered from pressure ulcers or bed sores. We consider this statistic when determining both nursing and long-term care grades.
Percent of Patients with Pressure Ulcers
Lower is Better
This is the percent of patients that have had a fall leading to major injury.
Percent of Patients with Serious Falls
Lower is Better
This indicates the percent of residents who have had a urinary tract infection. These infections are associated with poor hygiene.
Percent of Patients with UTIs
Lower is Better
This tells you the percent of residents prescribed antipsychotic medications. Antipsychotic medications are prescribed to patients for a variety of conditions, such as Alzheimer's or other dementias. Tragically, in limited cases, high levels of antipsychotic drug use may indicate that a facility is using these drugs to control patient behavior.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
This datapoint gauges the percent of long-term residents taking antianxiety drugs.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
This datapoint is a measure of the percent of long-term patients who are exhibiting symptoms of depression.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
This is the percent of residents that have received the flu and pneumonia vaccines. High vaccination rates should be standard at this point.
Percent of Patients
Higher is Better
This tells you the percent of patients who needed increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. Higher levels of needing for assistance with ADL's may be a sign of the decline of a resident's well-being.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Measures the percent of long-term patients that remained mobile levels. Many believe that the ability to move around is important for patients mental and physical well-being.
Percentage of Residents
Higher is Better
This is the number of times residents are hospitalized per 1,000 days of care.
Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
Lower is Better
This metric tracks the number of times residents are rehospitalized per thousand days of short-term patient care.
Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
Lower is Better
This indicates the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per thousand days of short-term care. There is a correlation between having fewer emergency room visits and the overall quality of nursing home care.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
This is a measure of the percentage of short-term stay residents that experienced functional improvements.
Percentage of Resident
Higher is Better