Bethany St Joseph Care Center

In Bethany St Joseph Care Center, 7.35% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This is the percent of residents that have had a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers, also known as bed sores, are routinely caused by patients staying in one position for too long. Better nursing protocols can minimize the percentage of residents in a nursing home who sustain pressure ulcers.

In Bethany St Joseph Care Center, 3.21% of Patients had Serious Falls

This tells you the percent of residents who sustained a fall resulting in severe injury.

In Bethany St Joseph Care Center, 3.13% of Patients had UTIs

This tells you the percentage of residents who suffered from a urinary tract infection. Urinary tract infections are considered by many experts to be an indicator of the quality of nursing care . UTI's are often the result of a nursing home with worse hygiene protocols. Nevertheless, this metric may be skewed for certain nursing homes due to varying reporting standards for infections.

In Bethany St Joseph Care Center, 13.64% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This statistic indicates the percentage of long-term stay residents which were administered antipsychotic drugs. High levels of antipsychotic drug use may suggest a nursing home is using these drugs to control patient behavior in scenarios where such drugs aren't medically indicated. However, some nursing homes need to rely more on these drugs due to having more residents with dementia.

In Bethany St Joseph Care Center, 16.32% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This datapoint measures the percent of long-term stay residents receiving antianxiety drugs.

In Bethany St Joseph Care Center, 5.98% of Patients

This is a measure of the percent of long-term care residents demonstrating symptoms of depression. Some would argue this is a reasonable measure of resident quality of life.

In Bethany St Joseph Care Center, 92.12% of Patients

This metric measures the percent of long-term residents that were given the pneumonia and flu vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be fatal for nursing home patients, making these types of vaccines critical to patient care.

In Bethany St Joseph Care Center, 13.34% Percentage of Patients

This indicates the percent of patients that required additional assistance with activities of daily living over time. Higher levels of needing for assistance with ADL's could be a sign of the erosion of a patient's medical condition.

In Bethany St Joseph Care Center, 17.08% Percentage of Residents

This tells you the percent of residents who maintained mobility over time. Optimizing mobility can be a great sign for residents' well-being.

In Bethany St Joseph Care Center, 1.28 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

This is the number of hospitalizations per 1,000 days of patient care.

In Bethany St Joseph Care Center, 17.08 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized

This tells you the number of times residents are rehospitalized per thousand days of short-term care.

In Bethany St Joseph Care Center, 14.13 Percentage of Patients

This indicates the number of emergency room visits per 1,000 days of short-term care.

In Bethany St Joseph Care Center, 76.01% Percentage of Resident

This is the percent of short-term stay patients that saw functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living. High levels of autonomy with ADL's often correlates with better rehabilitation services.