Briarwood Health Care Center

In Briarwood Health Care Center, 5.86% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This is the percent of residents that sustained a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers, which are also referred to as bed sores, are routinely caused by residents staying in one position for too long. Better nursing care minimizes the percentage of residents in a nursing home who sustain pressure ulcers.

In Briarwood Health Care Center, 3.47% of Patients had Serious Falls

This datapoint gauges the percentage of long-term care patients which sustained falls which caused major injury. Falls can happen for a variety of reasons, but high rates of major falls may be an indicator of lower levels of patient supervision.

In Briarwood Health Care Center, 2.14% of Patients had UTIs

This figure tells you the percentage of long-term stay residents which sustained UTI's. UTI's could be a sign of a nursing home with worse hygiene protocols. However, this datapoint may be skewed for certain nursing homes due to different reporting standards for infections.

In Briarwood Health Care Center, 17.6% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This metric is an indication of the percent of long-term residents taking antipsychotic medications. While antipsychotic medications serve an important medical purpose, it is important to confirm these medications are being used only where medically required. In some cases, excessive reliance on these medications may mean a nursing home is using these medications to control patient behavior.

In Briarwood Health Care Center, 12.24% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This tells you the percent of patients given antianxiety medications. Antianxiety drugs are administered to residents experiencing depression or anxiety.

In Briarwood Health Care Center, 3.81% of Patients

This metric measures the percent of long-term stay residents who are exhibiting depressive symptoms.

In Briarwood Health Care Center, 84.99% of Patients

This indicates the percentage of patients that received the pneumonia and flu vaccines. Higher vaccination rates should be standard at this point.

In Briarwood Health Care Center, 15.45% Percentage of Patients

This datapoint measures the percentage of long-term stay residents who required increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. Activities of daily living include activities such as taking medications and using the bathroom. Some argue that this is a measure of a patient's well-being.

In Briarwood Health Care Center, 19.26% Percentage of Residents

This datapoint measures the percent of long-term care patients that were able to retain mobility.

In Briarwood Health Care Center, 1.08 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

This metric is a measure of the number of times residents are hospitalized per thousand days of patient care. Staying out of the hospital is critical to the physical well-being of nursing home residents.

In Briarwood Health Care Center, 19.26 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized

This is the number of rehospitalizations per thousand days of short-term care. There is usually a correlation between keeping patients out of the hospital and a nursing home's quality of short-term rehabilitation.

In Briarwood Health Care Center, 12.03 Percentage of Patients

This metric is a measure of the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per thousand days of short-term patient care. Staying out of the emergency room is one way to assess short-term care.

In Briarwood Health Care Center, 75.71% Percentage of Resident

This is a measure of the percentage of short-term stay patients who experienced functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living. Many would argue that this is a reliable measure of rehabilitation performance.