Cambridge Rehabilitation & Nursing Center

In Cambridge Rehabilitation & Nursing Center, 3.61% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This is the percent of patients who sustained a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are considered to be a measure of the quality of nursing care . Pressure ulcers, which are also referred to as bed sores, are routinely the result of residents staying in one position for too long.

In Cambridge Rehabilitation & Nursing Center, 2.35% of Patients had Serious Falls

This is an indication of the percentage of long-term residents who experienced a fall which resulted in severe injury. We use this statistic in computing our nursing scores.

In Cambridge Rehabilitation & Nursing Center, 2.42% of Patients had UTIs

This metric gauges the percent of long-term stay patients which suffered from a urinary tract infection. Although more of these infections could reflect poorly on a nursing home's hygiene protocols, it can be problematic to compare between facilities due to facilities having varying reporting standards.

In Cambridge Rehabilitation & Nursing Center, 14.36% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This tells you the percent of residents who were prescribed antipsychotic drugs. Antipsychotic medications are given to residents for a variety of medical conditions, such as cognitive disorders. Tragically, in some situations, high levels of antipsychotic drug use may indicate that a nursing home is using these drugs to control patient behavior.

In Cambridge Rehabilitation & Nursing Center, 15.08% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This indicates the percentage of residents prescribed antianxiety medications. These medications are used to treat residents experiencing depression and anxiety.

In Cambridge Rehabilitation & Nursing Center, 4.61% of Patients

This is the percentage of residents who are showing signs of depression. Higher levels of depression may imply lower quality care.

In Cambridge Rehabilitation & Nursing Center, 90.73% of Patients

This is the percent of patients that were given the pneumonia and flu vaccines. High vaccination rates should be the norm at this point.

In Cambridge Rehabilitation & Nursing Center, 14.23% of Patients

This tells you the percent of patients that needed more assistance with activities of daily living over time. Higher levels of dependence on staff for assistance with ADL's could indicate decline of a resident's medical condition.

In Cambridge Rehabilitation & Nursing Center, 13.2% of Residents

This datapoint is a measure of the percent of long-term stay residents who were able to retain mobility. Some would argue that mobility is vital to residents' physical and mental well-being.

In Cambridge Rehabilitation & Nursing Center, 0.01 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

This metric measures the number of times residents are hospitalized per thousand days of patient care.

In Cambridge Rehabilitation & Nursing Center, 13.2% of Residents Rehospitalized

This indicates the number of rehospitalizations per thousand days of short-term patient care. There is typically a correlation between reduced hospitalizations and the quality of rehabilitation services.

In Cambridge Rehabilitation & Nursing Center, 6.74% of Patients

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

In Cambridge Rehabilitation & Nursing Center, 35.5% of Resident

This datapoint measures the percentage of short-term residents who saw functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living. Some argue this is a reasonable measure of a facility's rehabilitation services.