Cortland Park Rehabilitation and Nursing Center

In Cortland Park Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, 6.61% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This datapoint indicates the percentage of long-term residents who suffer from new or worsened pressure ulcers. We've found that pressure ulcers are a reliable barometer of the quality of nursing care a facility provides.

In Cortland Park Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, 8.14% of Patients had Serious Falls

This statistic is an indication of the percent of long-term stay residents which have suffered a fall which caused severe injury. This is one of the statistics we use in calculating our nursing grades.

In Cortland Park Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, 0.6% of Patients had UTIs

This tells you the percentage of patients that have had a urinary tract infection. Urinary tract infections are routinely associated with lower quality nursing care. Better nursing care can reduce the number of UTI's sustained by residents in a nursing home. We want to point out that this metric is sometimes skewed by the fact that facilities have different reporting standards for UTI's.

In Cortland Park Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, 20.61% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This metric indicates the percentage of long-term care patients that were administered antipsychotic drugs. Increased usage of these drugs may suggest a facility is using these drugs to control patient behavior in situations where such medications aren't medically indicated. Nevertheless, some nursing homes need to rely on these drugs due to having more patients suffering from Alzheimer's or other dementias.

In Cortland Park Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, 18.99% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This metric measures the percent of long-term residents taking antianxiety drugs.

In Cortland Park Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, 5.84% of Patients

This is the percent of patients who are exhibiting depressive symptoms.

In Cortland Park Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, 85.41% of Patients

This indicates the percentage of patients who were given the flu and pneumonia vaccines. Higher vaccination rates should be the norm at this point.

In Cortland Park Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, 6.91% of Patients

This is the percent of residents that needed increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. High levels of needing for assistance with activities of daily living could be a sign of erosion of a resident's health.

In Cortland Park Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, 6.76% of Residents

This tells you the percent of residents that maintained mobility over time. Optimizing mobility is often a good sign for residents' health.

In Cortland Park Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, 0.01 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

This metric tracks the number of hospitalizations per thousand days of patient care. Staying out of the hospital is key to maintaining the physical well-being of residents.

In Cortland Park Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, 6.76% of Residents Rehospitalized

This indicates the number of times residents are rehospitalized per thousand days of short-term care. There is usually a correlation between having fewer hospitalizations and a nursing homes short-term rehabilitation performance.

In Cortland Park Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, 7.43% of Patients

This is the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per 1,000 days of short-term care.

In Cortland Park Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, 79.01% of Resident

This metric is a measure of the percentage of short-term stay patients who saw functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living. Many argue this is a measure of rehabilitation performance.