Applewood Post Acute

In Applewood Post Acute, 8.47% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This tells you the percent of residents who sustained a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are damage to the skin due to remaining in the same position for an excessive period of time.

In Applewood Post Acute, 0.69% of Patients had Serious Falls

This tells you the percentage of patients that have had a major fall. Falls leading to severe injuries are routinely the result of lower levels of patient supervision. Closer supervision reduces the number of major falls sustained by residents in a nursing home.

In Applewood Post Acute, 0.98% of Patients had UTIs

This is the percent of patients that have had a urinary tract infection. UTI's are considered by many experts to be a barometer of the quality of nursing care at a nursing home. UTI's are routinely linked to lower quality nursing care. Nevertheless, this datapoint could also be skewed for some facilities due to inconsistent reporting standards for these infections.

In Applewood Post Acute, 11.2% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This metric is a measure of the percentage of long-term patients receiving antipsychotic drugs. While antipsychotic drugs play an important role in caring for many residents, it is important to confirm these medications are being used only where medically required. In limited cases, high levels of antipsychotic drug use may mean that a facility is using these medications to control patient behavior.

In Applewood Post Acute, 27.46% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This datapoint indicates the percent of long-term patients receiving antianxiety medications.

In Applewood Post Acute, 0.74% of Patients

This tells you the percentage of patients who are exhibiting depressive symptoms. High levels of depression may reveal lower quality care.

In Applewood Post Acute, 99.33% of Patients

This tells you the percent of patients that were administered the pneumonia and flu vaccines. Higher vaccination rates should be standard at this point.

In Applewood Post Acute, 7.09% of Patients

This is the percent of residents who needed additional assistance with activities of daily living over time. Higher levels of dependence on staff for assistance with ADL's could be a sign of the erosion of a patient's medical condition.

In Applewood Post Acute, 7.92% of Residents

This metric is a measure of the percentage of long-term care residents who maintained mobility. Some argue that the ability to move around is critical to residents' health.

In Applewood Post Acute, 0.03 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

Measures the number of times residents are hospitalized per thousand days of patient care.

In Applewood Post Acute, 7.92% of Residents Rehospitalized

This metric tracks the number of rehospitalizations per 1,000 days of short-term patient care. Staying out of the hospital during rehabilitation is important to restoring the physical abilities of patients.

In Applewood Post Acute, 21.84% 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 measure the well-being of patients during rehabilitation.

In Applewood Post Acute, 93.5% of Resident

This metric measures the percentage of short-term patients that experienced functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living. Some argue that this is a reliable measure of a nursing home's rehabilitation performance.