El Jen Skilled Care: Las Vegas Healthcare and Rehabilitation

In El Jen Skilled Care: Las Vegas Healthcare and Rehabilitation, 8.64% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This tells you the percent of patients who sustained a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers, also known as bed sores, are routinely the result of patients not being moved frequently enough. Better nursing protocols can reduce the number of pressure ulcers sustained by residents in a nursing home.

In El Jen Skilled Care: Las Vegas Healthcare and Rehabilitation, 4.75% of Patients had Serious Falls

This is the percent of patients that sustained a major fall. Falls resulting in severe injuries are considered by many in the nursing home industry to be a barometer of nursing care at a nursing home. Major falls leading to injury are routinely the result of lower quality nursing care.

In El Jen Skilled Care: Las Vegas Healthcare and Rehabilitation, 2.03% of Patients had UTIs

This datapoint indicates the percentage of long-term patients who have experienced UTI's. While more of these infections may reflect poorly on a facility's hygiene protocols, it is problematic to compare different facilities due to differing reporting standards.

In El Jen Skilled Care: Las Vegas Healthcare and Rehabilitation, 38.2% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This tells you the percentage of patients who were prescribed antipsychotic drugs. Antipsychotic medications are administered to patients for many conditions, such as Alzheimer's or other dementias. Sadly, in some situations, excessive reliance on these medications may suggest that a facility is using these drugs to control patient behavior.

In El Jen Skilled Care: Las Vegas Healthcare and Rehabilitation, 40.73% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This tells you the percent of patients prescribed antianxiety medications. These drugs are given to patients suffering from anxiety and depression.

In El Jen Skilled Care: Las Vegas Healthcare and Rehabilitation, 0% of Patients

This tells you the percent of residents who are demonstrating depressive symptoms. High rates of depression could indicate a less hospitable environment.

In El Jen Skilled Care: Las Vegas Healthcare and Rehabilitation, 85.55% of Patients

This is the percentage of patients who received the flu and pneumonia vaccines. Higher vaccination rates should be standard at this point.

In El Jen Skilled Care: Las Vegas Healthcare and Rehabilitation, 27.78% of Patients

This is the percentage of residents that needed more assistance with activities of daily living over time. Higher levels of dependence on staff for assistance with activities of daily living may indicate deterioration of a resident's medical condition.

In El Jen Skilled Care: Las Vegas Healthcare and Rehabilitation, 32.07% of Residents

This metric tracks the percentage of long-term stay patients that retained mobility levels.

In El Jen Skilled Care: Las Vegas Healthcare and Rehabilitation, 0.02 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

This tells you the number of times residents are hospitalized per thousand days of care. There is generally a correlation between staying out of the hospital and the quality of nursing home care.

In El Jen Skilled Care: Las Vegas Healthcare and Rehabilitation, 32.07% of Residents Rehospitalized

This tells you the number of times residents are rehospitalized per thousand days of short-term patient care.

In El Jen Skilled Care: Las Vegas Healthcare and Rehabilitation, 7.38% of Patients

This tells you the number of emergency room visits per thousand days of short-term patient care.

In El Jen Skilled Care: Las Vegas Healthcare and Rehabilitation, 53.43% of Resident

This datapoint is a measure of the percent of short-term care patients that experienced functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living. Many argue that this is a reliable measure of a nursing home's rehabilitation services.