Preferred Care at Hamilton Nursing & Rehabilitation Center

In Preferred Care at Hamilton Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, 5.31% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This figure is is a measure of the percent of long-term patients who developed new or worsened pressure ulcers. We find that pressure ulcers are a reliable indicator of a facility's nursing care quality.

In Preferred Care at Hamilton Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, 3.7% of Patients had Serious Falls

This metric indicates the percentage of long-term stay residents which had a fall which caused severe injury. This is one of the statistics we use in calculating our nursing scores.

In Preferred Care at Hamilton Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, 0.29% of Patients had UTIs

This tells you the percentage of residents that suffered from a urinary tract infection. UTI's are routinely linked to nursing homes with worse hygiene protocols. Better hygiene protocols reduces the percentage of residents in a nursing home who suffer from UTI's. We want to point out that this datapoint is affected by by the fact that facilities have incongruent reporting standards for UTI's.

In Preferred Care at Hamilton Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, 8.7% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This indicates the percent of residents who were prescribed antipsychotic medications. While antipsychotic medications may be vital to many residents, it is important to ensure these medications are being used only where medically required. In some cases, increased usage of these drugs may indicate that a facility is using these drugs to subdue residents.

In Preferred Care at Hamilton Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, 28.09% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This figure tells you the percent of long-term patients who are given antianxiety medication. These medications are typically used to treat residents suffering from anxiety or depression.

In Preferred Care at Hamilton Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, 31.29% of Patients

This datapoint is a measure of the percent of long-term patients who are demonstrating depressive symptoms. Some argue that this is a reliable measure of resident quality of care.

In Preferred Care at Hamilton Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, 100% of Patients

This datapoint measures the percent of long-term residents who were vaccinated against pneumonia and flu.

In Preferred Care at Hamilton Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, 4.44% of Patients

This is the percent of residents that required additional assistance with activities of daily living over time.

In Preferred Care at Hamilton Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, 6.76% of Residents

This tells you the percent of residents that were able to retain mobility over time. Retaining mobility is often a great sign for residents' well-being.

In Preferred Care at Hamilton Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, 0.01 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

Measures the number of times residents are hospitalized per 1,000 days of patient care. Minimizing hospitalizations is important to preserving the physical health of nursing home patients.

In Preferred Care at Hamilton Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, 6.76% of Residents Rehospitalized

This indicates the number of rehospitalizations per thousand days of short-term care. There is usually a correlation between avoiding hospitalizations and a nursing homes short-term rehabilitation performance.

In Preferred Care at Hamilton Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, 1.7% of Patients

This tells you the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per 1,000 days of short-term patient care.

In Preferred Care at Hamilton Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, 90.53% of Resident

Measures the percentage of short-term residents who experienced functional improvements.