This tells you the percentage of residents who have had a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers, which are also known as bed sores, are routinely the result of patients staying in one position for too long. Better nursing care can limit the percentage of residents in a nursing home who sustain pressure ulcers.
Percent of Patients with Pressure Ulcers
Lower is Better
This metric gauges the percent of long-term patients that experienced falls which caused severe injury. This is one of the statistics we use in determining nursing scores.
Percent of Patients with Serious Falls
Lower is Better
This indicates the percentage of patients who suffered from a urinary tract infection. These infections may be linked to poor hygiene.
Percent of Patients with UTIs
Lower is Better
This tells you the percent of residents prescribed antipsychotic drugs. Antipsychotic medications are given to patients for a variety of conditions, including dementia. Unfortunately, in some cases, increased usage of these drugs may indicate that a facility is using these drugs to control patient behavior.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
This tells you the percentage of patients prescribed antianxiety medications. Antianxiety drugs are prescribed to patients suffering from anxiety or depression.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
This datapoint measures the percent of long-term patients who are showing symptoms of depression. Many in the industry believe that this is a reliable measure of resident quaity of life.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
This is the percentage of patients who have received the pneumonia and flu vaccines. Higher vaccination rates should be the norm at this point.
Percent of Patients
Higher is Better
This indicates the percent of patients that required increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. High levels of dependence on staff for assistance with ADL's may be a sign of deterioration of a resident's well-being.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
This datapoint is a measure of the percentage of long-term stay residents that were able to retain mobility. Many would argue that mobility is critical to residents' well-being.
Percentage of Residents
Higher is Better
This metric measures the number of hospitalizations per 1,000 days of patient care.
Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
Lower is Better
This is the number of rehospitalizations per 1,000 days of short-term patient care.
Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
Lower is Better
This metric tracks the number of emergency room visits per thousand days of short-term patient care.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
This datapoint is a measure of the percent of short-term residents that saw functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living. Some believe that this is a measure of a facility's rehabilitation performance.
Percentage of Resident
Higher is Better