Dubuque Specialty Care Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
Grade: B-plus
In Dubuque Specialty Care, 6.08% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This figure tells you the percent of long-term care residents who suffered from new or worsened pressure ulcers or bed sores. We bake this statistic into our nursing grades.
Minimizes Serious Falls
Grade: B
In Dubuque Specialty Care, 3.74% of Patients had Serious Falls
This datapoint gauges the percent of long-term care residents that experienced a fall leading to severe injury. Falls can happen for a variety of reasons, but high rates of major falls could be an indication of lower quality nursing care.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
Grade: F
In Dubuque Specialty Care, 2.94% of Patients had UTIs
This figure tells you the percent of long-term patients who have had urinary tract infections. While a higher rate infections may reflect poorly on a nursing home's cleanliness, it is difficult to compare different nursing homes due to nursing homes having reporting standards.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
Grade: B-minus
In Dubuque Specialty Care, 16.71% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This is the percent of residents who were given antipsychotic drugs. These drugs may be used for several conditions, such as Alzheimer's or other dementias.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
Grade: C
In Dubuque Specialty Care, 18.64% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This statistic indicates the percent of long-term patients receiving antianxiety drugs.
Managing Depression Among Residents
Grade: D
In Dubuque Specialty Care, 4.84% of Patients
This indicates the percent of patients who are showing signs of depression.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
Grade: B
In Dubuque Specialty Care, 94.37% of Patients
This is the percentage of patients that received the pneumonia and flu vaccines. High vaccination rates should be standard at this point.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
Grade: B
In Dubuque Specialty Care, 16.8% Percentage of Patients
This datapoint measures the percentage of long-term stay residents that needed additional assistance with activities of daily living over time. ADL's include activities such as taking medications and bathing. Many believe this is a reasonable measure of a resident's well-being.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
Grade: B-plus
In Dubuque Specialty Care, 20.56% Percentage of Residents
This tells you the percentage of residents that were able to retain mobility over time. Optimizing mobility is often a great sign for residents' well-being.
Hospitalizations
Grade: B-minus
In Dubuque Specialty Care, 1.17 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
Measures the number of hospitalizations per thousand days of patient care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
Grade: B-minus
In Dubuque Specialty Care, 20.56 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
This metric tracks the number of times residents are rehospitalized per thousand days of short-term resident care. Avoiding rehospitalizations during rehabilitation is important to restoring the physical well-being of patients.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
Grade: C
In Dubuque Specialty Care, 11.28 Percentage of Patients
This is the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per thousand days of short-term patient care. There is a correlation between fewer emergency room visits and the quality of short-term care.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
Grade: A
In Dubuque Specialty Care, 79.5% Percentage of Resident
Measures the percentage of short-term care patients who experienced functional improvements.