Heritage Gardens Health Care Center

In Heritage Gardens Health Care Center, 11.54% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This is the percent of patients that suffered from a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are considered by many in the nursing home industry to be a measure of the quality of nursing care at a nursing home. Pressure ulcers, which are also known as bed sores, are routinely caused by residents staying in one position for too long.

In Heritage Gardens Health Care Center, 1.38% of Patients had Serious Falls

This statistic gauges the percentage of long-term care residents that suffered a fall which caused major injury. Falls can arise for a variety of reasons, but high rates of falls resulting in injuries may be an indicator of lower quality nursing care.

In Heritage Gardens Health Care Center, 0% of Patients had UTIs

This measures the percent of long-term stay patients which suffered from a urinary tract infection. UTI's could be a sign of lower quality nursing care. Nevertheless, this datapoint could also be misleading for some nursing homes due to varying reporting standards for infections.

In Heritage Gardens Health Care Center, 8.99% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This indicates the percent of residents who were prescribed antipsychotic medications. Antipsychotic drugs are prescribed to patients for many conditions, such as cognitive disorders. Sadly, in limited cases, high levels of antipsychotic drug use may mean that a nursing home is using these medications to subdue residents.

In Heritage Gardens Health Care Center, 2.56% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This is the percent of residents who were prescribed antianxiety drugs. These drugs are used to treat patients experiencing anxiety or depression.

In Heritage Gardens Health Care Center, 0% of Patients

This tells you the percent of residents who are demonstrating signs of depression.

In Heritage Gardens Health Care Center, 100% of Patients

This metric is a measure of the percent of long-term patients that were vaccinated against pneumonia and flu.

In Heritage Gardens Health Care Center, 5.74% of Patients

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

In Heritage Gardens Health Care Center, 2.9% of Residents

This is the percentage of patients that retained mobility levels over time. Optimizing mobility is often a good sign for residents' health.

In Heritage Gardens Health Care Center, 0.01 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

This tells you the number of times residents are hospitalized per 1,000 days of care.

In Heritage Gardens Health Care Center, 2.9% of Residents Rehospitalized

Measures the number of times residents are rehospitalized per 1,000 days of short-term resident care. Avoiding the hospital during rehabilitation is key to restoring the physical abilities of patients.

In Heritage Gardens Health Care Center, 4.4% of Patients

This metric measures the number of emergency room visits per 1,000 days of short-term care. Avoiding emergency medical situations is one way to measure short-term care.

In Heritage Gardens Health Care Center, 89.29% of Resident

This tells you the percent of short-term stay residents that experienced functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living. High levels of performance with ADL's usually correlates with successful rehabilitation services.