Arcola Health Care Center

In Arcola Health Care Center, 15.52% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This tells you the percent of patients that have had a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are skin damage caused by staying in the same position for an excessive period of time.

In Arcola Health Care Center, 6.25% of Patients had Serious Falls

This metric measures the percent of long-term care residents that experienced falls leading to major injury. Falls can arise for a variety of reasons, but excessive numbers of falls may be a sign of lower levels of patient supervision.

In Arcola Health Care Center, 3.77% of Patients had UTIs

This is the percentage of residents who have had a urinary tract infection. UTI's are considered by many experts to be a barometer of nursing care at a nursing home. UTI's are routinely caused by a facility with lower levels of hygiene. Nevertheless, this statistic can be skewed for some facilities due to different reporting standards for infections.

In Arcola Health Care Center, 54.81% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This datapoint indicates the percentage of long-term care residents who are given antipsychotic drugs. Excessive reliance on these medications may indicate a nursing home is using these drugs to subdue residents in situations where such medications aren't medically required. Nevertheless, some nursing homes need to rely on these medications due to having more residents with Alzheimer's or other dementias.

In Arcola Health Care Center, 36.57% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This tells you the percent of patients prescribed antianxiety drugs. These medications are generally given to residents experiencing anxiety or depression.

In Arcola Health Care Center, 63.13% of Patients

This datapoint measures the percentage of long-term care residents who are demonstrating depressive symptoms.

In Arcola Health Care Center, 93.9% of Patients

This metric measures the percent of long-term care residents that have received the flu and pneumonia vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be very dangerous for nursing home patients, making these vaccines critical to patient care.

In Arcola Health Care Center, 12.2% of Patients

This datapoint is a measure of the percent of long-term stay residents that needed increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. ADL's include activities such as dressing and continence.

In Arcola Health Care Center, 6.58% of Residents

This is the percent of patients that remained mobile levels over time. Preserving mobility can be a great sign for residents' well-being.

In Arcola Health Care Center, 0.03 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

This metric measures the number of hospitalizations per thousand days of patient care. Avoiding hospitalizations is important to maintaining the physical well-being of nursing home patients.

In Arcola Health Care Center, 6.58% of Residents Rehospitalized

This is a measure of the number of rehospitalizations per thousand days of short-term resident care. Avoiding the hospital during rehabilitation is key to restoring the physical abilities of patients.

In Arcola Health Care Center, 6.65% of Patients

Measures the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per thousand days of short-term patient care. Avoiding medical emergencies is one way to measure patient well-being during rehabilitation.

In Arcola Health Care Center, 58.42% of Resident

Measures the percentage of short-term stay residents that experienced functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living. Many in the industry argue that this is a reasonable measure of a nursing home's rehabilitation services.