Heritage Center for Rehab and Speciality Care

In Heritage Center for Rehab and Speciality Care, 7.61% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This indicates the percent of patients that have had a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are considered to be an indicator of nursing care at a nursing home. Pressure ulcers, also referred to as bed sores, are routinely caused by patients staying in one position for too long.

In Heritage Center for Rehab and Speciality Care, 3.74% of Patients had Serious Falls

This indicates the percent of residents that suffered from a fall which caused major injury.

In Heritage Center for Rehab and Speciality Care, 1.71% of Patients had UTIs

This tells you the percentage of residents that sustained a urinary tract infection. Urinary tract infections are routinely associated with poor nursing care. Additional nurse staffing limits the percentage of residents in a nursing home who suffer from UTI's. Note that this metric is affected by by the fact that facilities have incongruent reporting standards for infections.

In Heritage Center for Rehab and Speciality Care, 13.23% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This measures the percent of long-term patients which were prescribed antipsychotic medication. Increased usage of these drugs may indicate that a facility is using these drugs to control patient behavior in scenarios where such medications aren't medically required. However, some facilities need to rely on these drugs due to an increased number of patients suffering from Alzheimer's or other dementias.

In Heritage Center for Rehab and Speciality Care, 22.46% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This indicates the percent of patients who were prescribed antianxiety medications. These drugs are used to treat residents suffering from depression or anxiety.

In Heritage Center for Rehab and Speciality Care, 20.26% of Patients

This indicates the percentage of residents demonstrating depressive symptoms. Increased levels of depression could be an indicator a less hospitable environment.

In Heritage Center for Rehab and Speciality Care, 90.12% of Patients

This metric is a measure of the percent of long-term care residents who received the flu and pneumonia vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be deadly for nursing home residents, making these types of vaccines critical to patient health.

In Heritage Center for Rehab and Speciality Care, 14.88% Percentage of Patients

This is the percentage of patients that needed additional assistance with activities of daily living over time.

In Heritage Center for Rehab and Speciality Care, 16.29% Percentage of Residents

This is a measure of the percent of long-term stay patients who remained mobile levels.

In Heritage Center for Rehab and Speciality Care, 1.36 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

This is a measure of the number of times residents are hospitalized per 1,000 days of patient care.

In Heritage Center for Rehab and Speciality Care, 16.29 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized

This is the number of times residents are rehospitalized per 1,000 days of short-term patient care.

In Heritage Center for Rehab and Speciality Care, 12 Percentage of Patients

This is the number of emergency room visits per thousand days of short-term care. There is typically a correlation between keeping patients out of the emergency room and the overall quality of rehabilitation.

In Heritage Center for Rehab and Speciality Care, 75.25% Percentage of Resident

Measures the percentage of short-term care residents who saw functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living. Many argue this is a measure of a facility's rehabilitation performance.