Northside Gwinnett Extended Care Center

In Northside Gwinnett Extended Care Center, 10.15% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This metric is an indication of the percent of long-term stay patients who have new or worsened pressure ulcers . We bake this statistic into both nursing and long-term care grades.

In Northside Gwinnett Extended Care Center, 3.46% of Patients had Serious Falls

This datapoint is an indication of the percentage of long-term patients who have suffered a fall which resulted in major injury. Falls can happen for a variety of reasons, but high rates of major falls may be an indication of lower levels of patient supervision.

In Northside Gwinnett Extended Care Center, 3.2% of Patients had UTIs

This indicates the percent of patients who have had a urinary tract infection. UTI's are considered to be a barometer of the quality of nursing care at a nursing home. UTI's are routinely linked to a nursing home with worse hygiene protocols. However, this datapoint can be misleading for some facilities due to inconsistent reporting standards for these infections.

In Northside Gwinnett Extended Care Center, 18.35% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This figure indicates the percent of long-term care residents who were given antipsychotic drugs. Increased usage of these drugs may suggest a nursing home is using these medications to subdue residents in situations where such medications are not medically required. Nevertheless, some nursing homes need to rely more on these drugs due to an increased number of patients with cognitive disorders.

In Northside Gwinnett Extended Care Center, 20.07% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This is the percent of residents prescribed antianxiety medications. Antianxiety drugs are administered to residents suffering from anxiety or depression.

In Northside Gwinnett Extended Care Center, 4.8% of Patients

This datapoint measures the percent of long-term patients who are demonstrating symptoms of depression.

In Northside Gwinnett Extended Care Center, 94.56% of Patients

This indicates the percentage of residents who received the pneumonia and flu vaccines. High vaccination rates should be the norm at this point.

In Northside Gwinnett Extended Care Center, 16.73% Percentage of Patients

This tells you the percent of patients who required additional assistance with activities of daily living over time.

In Northside Gwinnett Extended Care Center, 17.19% Percentage of Residents

This tells you the percentage of residents that retained mobility levels over time. Preserving mobility is often a great sign for residents' well-being.

In Northside Gwinnett Extended Care Center, 1.66 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

This tells you the number of times residents are hospitalized per thousand days of patient care.

In Northside Gwinnett Extended Care Center, 17.19 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized

This metric measures the number of rehospitalizations per thousand days of short-term patient care.

In Northside Gwinnett Extended Care Center, 11.58 Percentage of Patients

Measures the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per thousand days of short-term patient care. Staying out of the emergency room is one way to assess patient care during rehabilitation.

In Northside Gwinnett Extended Care Center, 68.99% Percentage of Resident

This is a measure of the percentage of short-term care residents that experienced functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living. Many believe that this is a measure of a nursing home's rehabilitation services.