Good Samaritan Society - St Luke's Village

In Good Samaritan Society - St Luke's Village, 7.87% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This is the percentage of residents who suffered from a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are skin damage caused by remaining in one position for too long.

In Good Samaritan Society - St Luke's Village, 5.59% of Patients had Serious Falls

This tells you the percent of residents who suffered from a major fall. Falls leading to severe injuries are often the result of poor nursing care. Closer supervision reduces the percentage of residents in a nursing home who sustain major falls.

In Good Samaritan Society - St Luke's Village, 1.49% of Patients had UTIs

This statistic tells you the percent of long-term care residents who have had UTI's. UTI's may be an indicator of lower quality nursing care. However, this datapoint could be misleading for certain nursing homes due to inconsistent reporting standards for urinary tract infections.

In Good Samaritan Society - St Luke's Village, 16.31% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This figure indicates the percentage of long-term stay patients who are administered antipsychotic drugs. Excessive reliance on these medications may mean that a facility is using these medications to subdue residents in scenarios where such medications are not medically required. Nevertheless, some facilities may need to rely more on these medications due to having more residents with cognitive disorders.

In Good Samaritan Society - St Luke's Village, 26.02% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This is an indication of the percent of long-term patients receiving antianxiety medications.

In Good Samaritan Society - St Luke's Village, 0% of Patients

This is the percentage of residents who are exhibiting signs of depression. High levels of depression could reveal a less hospitable environment.

In Good Samaritan Society - St Luke's Village, 98.21% of Patients

This tells you the percent of patients that received the flu and pneumonia vaccines. Higher vaccination rates should be standard at this point.

In Good Samaritan Society - St Luke's Village, 22.69% of Patients

This metric is a measure of the percent of long-term residents that required increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. ADL's include activities such as getting dressed and bathing. Many would argue that this is a reasonable measure of a patient's well-being.

In Good Samaritan Society - St Luke's Village, 19.91% of Residents

This datapoint measures the percentage of long-term care residents who were able to retain mobility.

In Good Samaritan Society - St Luke's Village, 0.04 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

This datapoint measures the number of hospitalizations per thousand days of patient care.

In Good Samaritan Society - St Luke's Village, 19.91% of Residents Rehospitalized

This metric measures the number of times residents are rehospitalized per thousand days of short-term care. Keeping residents out of the hospital during rehabilitation is important to restoring the physical well-being of patients.

In Good Samaritan Society - St Luke's Village, 5.6% of Patients

Measures the number of emergency room visits per 1,000 days of short-term care. Avoiding emergency medical situations is one way to gauge patient care during rehabilitation.