Forest Ridge

In Forest Ridge, 5.86% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This tells you the percentage of residents who sustained a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers, also known as bed sores, are often the result of residents staying in one position for too long. Better nursing care can limit the number of pressure ulcers sustained by residents in a nursing home.

In Forest Ridge, 3.47% of Patients had Serious Falls

This gauges the percent of long-term care residents which had falls which caused serious injury. Falls can arise for a variety of reasons, but high rates of major falls could be an indication of lower levels of patient supervision.

In Forest Ridge, 2.14% of Patients had UTIs

This tells you the percentage of patients that suffered from a urinary tract infection. Urinary tract infections are considered to be a measure of the quality of nursing care at a nursing home. UTI's are often the result of lower quality nursing care. Nevertheless, this datapoint can be misleading for certain nursing homes due to different reporting standards for infections.

In Forest Ridge, 17.6% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This figure measures the percent of long-term care residents who were prescribed antipsychotic drugs. Increased usage of these drugs may mean that a nursing home is using these drugs to subdue residents in situations where such drugs aren't medically required. Nevertheless, some nursing homes may need to rely on these drugs due to having more patients suffering from Alzheimer's or other dementias.

In Forest Ridge, 12.24% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This statistic gauges the percentage of long-term stay patients who are administered antianxiety medication. These drugs are used to treat patients experiencing depression or anxiety.

In Forest Ridge, 3.81% of Patients

This is a measure of the percentage of long-term stay patients who are exhibiting signs of depression.

In Forest Ridge, 84.99% of Patients

This is the percent of residents that received the flu and pneumonia vaccines. Higher vaccination rates should be demanded by residents.

In Forest Ridge, 15.45% Percentage of Patients

This tells you the percentage of residents who needed increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. Higher levels of dependence on staff for assistance with activities of daily living could be a sign of decline of a resident's health.

In Forest Ridge, 19.26% Percentage of Residents

This metric measures the percentage of long-term stay residents that remained mobile levels.

In Forest Ridge, 1.08 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

This is the number of hospitalizations per thousand days of care.

In Forest Ridge, 19.26 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized

This is a measure of the number of rehospitalizations per 1,000 days of short-term patient care.

In Forest Ridge, 12.03 Percentage of Patients

This metric is a measure of the number of emergency room visits per 1,000 days of short-term patient care. Avoiding medical emergencies is one way to measure patient well-being during rehabilitation.

In Forest Ridge, 75.71% Percentage of Resident

This metric measures the percent of short-term residents who saw functional improvements.