Brookhaven Health Care Facility

In Brookhaven Health Care Facility, 12.89% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This datapoint gauges the percentage of long-term stay patients who suffered from new or worsened pressure ulcers . We bake this statistic into both nursing and long-term care grades.

In Brookhaven Health Care Facility, 1.27% of Patients had Serious Falls

This metric is an indication of the percent of long-term patients who experienced a fall which caused serious injury. Falls can arise for a variety of reasons, but high rates of falls resulting in injuries could be an indicator of lower quality nursing care.

In Brookhaven Health Care Facility, 1.33% of Patients had UTIs

This indicates the percentage of patients who sustained a urinary tract infection. Urinary tract infections are routinely linked to lower quality nursing care. More frequent bathing limits the percentage of residents in a nursing home who suffer from UTI's. We want to point out that this datapoint is sometimes skewed by the fact that nursing homes have incongruent reporting standards for urinary tract infections.

In Brookhaven Health Care Facility, 11% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This indicates the percentage of patients who were prescribed antipsychotic medications. These drugs are sometimes used for several conditions, such as Alzheimer's or other dementias.

In Brookhaven Health Care Facility, 17.72% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This is the percentage of patients who were prescribed antianxiety medications. Antianxiety drugs are administered to residents experiencing depression or anxiety.

In Brookhaven Health Care Facility, 0% of Patients

This indicates the percent of patients showing symptoms of depression. Increased rates of depression could reveal lower quality care.

In Brookhaven Health Care Facility, 98.89% of Patients

This datapoint is a measure of the percentage of long-term care patients that received the flu and pneumonia vaccines.

In Brookhaven Health Care Facility, 17.83% of Patients

This indicates the percentage of residents who required increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. High levels of needing for assistance with activities of daily living could indicate the erosion of a patient's health.

In Brookhaven Health Care Facility, 16.59% of Residents

This metric is a measure of the percent of long-term residents who were able to retain mobility.

In Brookhaven Health Care Facility, 0.01 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

Measures the number of hospitalizations per thousand days of patient care. Staying out of the hospital is key to maintaining the physical health of nursing home residents.

In Brookhaven Health Care Facility, 16.59% of Residents Rehospitalized

This metric measures the number of times residents are rehospitalized per 1,000 days of short-term resident care.

In Brookhaven Health Care Facility, 13.18% of Patients

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

In Brookhaven Health Care Facility, 83.55% of Resident

This tells you the percentage of short-term patients who experienced functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living. Higher levels of autonomy with activities of daily living generally correlates with higher quality rehabilitation services.