Nursing Homes in Montana
- 28thNational Rank
- 61Nursing Homes
- 7.73%Patients with pressure ulcers
- 3.07/5Average CMS Rating
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Montana Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Montana, 7.73% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This tells you the percentage of residents that suffered from a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are considered by many in the nursing home industry to be an indicator of the quality of nursing care . Pressure ulcers, also referred to as bed sores, are often the result of residents not being moved frequently enough.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Montana, 5.17% of Patients had Serious Falls
This tells you the percentage of patients that have had a fall resulting in serious injury.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Montana, 3.13% of Patients had UTIs
This tells you the percent of residents that suffered from a urinary tract infection. These infections are sometimes associated with inadequate hygiene.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Montana, 16.56% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This statistic tells you the percentage of long-term stay residents receiving antipsychotic medications. While antipsychotic medications play an important role in caring for many residents, it is important to ensure these drugs are being used only where medically required. In some cases, excessive reliance on these medications may indicate that a facility is using these drugs to control patient behavior.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Montana, 15.24% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This is an indication of the percent of long-term care patients receiving antianxiety drugs.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Montana, 5.37% of Patients
This is the percentage of residents who are exhibiting signs of depression.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Montana, 93.08% of Patients
This datapoint measures the percent of long-term patients that have received the flu and pneumonia vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be deadly for seniors, making these types of vaccines critical to patient safety.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Montana, 16.19% Percentage of Patients
This is the percentage of residents who needed more assistance with activities of daily living over time. High levels of needing for assistance with activities of daily living may be a sign of erosion of a patient's well-being.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Montana, 20.41% Percentage of Residents
This metric is a measure of the percent of long-term care patients who maintained mobility. Many would argue that the ability to move around is important for patients mental and physical health.
Hospitalizations
In Montana, 1.07 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
Measures the number of times residents are hospitalized per 1,000 days of patient care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Montana, 20.41 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
This is the number of rehospitalizations per thousand days of short-term patient care. There is generally a correlation between keeping patients out of the hospital and a nursing homes short-term rehabilitation performance.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Montana, 13.15 Percentage of Patients
This datapoint is a measure of the number of emergency room visits per thousand days of short-term patient care. Staying out of the emergency room is one way to gauge short-term care.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Montana, 74.93% Percentage of Resident
This is the percent of short-term residents that saw functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living. Higher levels of independence with activities of daily living typically correlates with superior rehabilitation.
Montana cities
City . Ascending order | # of Nursing Homes . No order set | # of Dialysis within 10 miles . No order set | # of Hospitals within 10 miles . No order set | Average Nursing Home Rating . No order set |
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Billings | 6 | 2 | 2 | Grade: B-minus |
Bozeman | 1 | 1 | 1 | Grade: B-plus |
Butte | 3 | 1 | 1 | Grade: B |
Glendive | 2 | 0 | 1 | Grade: A-minus |
Great Falls | 2 | 2 | 2 | Grade: C |
Hamilton | 2 | 0 | 1 | Grade: B-minus |
Helena | 3 | 1 | 1 | Grade: B-plus |
Kalispell | 3 | 1 | 2 | Grade: B-minus |
Lewistown | 2 | 0 | 1 | Grade: B-minus |
Missoula | 3 | 2 | 2 | Grade: B-plus |
Ronan | 2 | 0 | 1 | Grade: B |