Cuba Memorial Hospital Skilled Nursing Facility

In Cuba Memorial Hospital Skilled Nursing Facility, 6.45% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This indicates the percentage of patients that suffered from a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are considered to be an indicator of nursing care at a nursing home. Pressure ulcers, which are also referred to as bed sores, are often caused by patients not being moved frequently enough.

In Cuba Memorial Hospital Skilled Nursing Facility, 1.78% of Patients had Serious Falls

This statistic is a measure of the percent of long-term care residents who suffered a fall leading to serious injury. We use this statistic in calculating nursing ratings.

In Cuba Memorial Hospital Skilled Nursing Facility, 3.01% of Patients had UTIs

This indicates the percentage of residents that have had a urinary tract infection. UTI's are routinely associated with nursing homes with worse hygiene protocols. Better hygiene protocols minimizes 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 nursing homes have varying reporting standards for infections.

In Cuba Memorial Hospital Skilled Nursing Facility, 8.33% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This datapoint is an indication of the percentage of long-term stay patients who were given antipsychotic medication. Excessive reliance on these medications may mean a nursing home is using these drugs to subdue residents in scenarios where such medications are not medically indicated. Nevertheless, some nursing homes need to rely more on these medications due to an increased number of patients suffering from Alzheimer's or other dementias.

In Cuba Memorial Hospital Skilled Nursing Facility, 9.47% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This is the percentage of patients who were given antianxiety drugs. These drugs are commonly used to treat residents experiencing depression or anxiety.

In Cuba Memorial Hospital Skilled Nursing Facility, 4.35% of Patients

This is the percent of patients demonstrating depressive symptoms.

In Cuba Memorial Hospital Skilled Nursing Facility, 93.02% of Patients

This is a measure of the percent of long-term stay patients that received the flu and pneumonia vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be very dangerous for nursing home residents, making these types of vaccines critical to patient care.

In Cuba Memorial Hospital Skilled Nursing Facility, 10.49% of Patients

This is the percent of patients that needed additional assistance with activities of daily living over time. High levels of dependence on staff for assistance with ADL's may indicate decline of a resident's health.

In Cuba Memorial Hospital Skilled Nursing Facility, 17.22% of Residents

This metric tracks the percentage of long-term care patients who retained mobility levels. Many in the industry argue that the ability to move around is important for residents' physical and mental well-being.

In Cuba Memorial Hospital Skilled Nursing Facility, 0.02 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

This datapoint is a measure of the number of hospitalizations per 1,000 days of patient care. Minimizing hospitalizations is critical to the physical well-being of nursing home residents.

In Cuba Memorial Hospital Skilled Nursing Facility, 17.22% of Residents Rehospitalized

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

In Cuba Memorial Hospital Skilled Nursing Facility, 52.47% of Resident

This indicates the percentage of short-term residents who saw functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living.