Heritage Specialty Care

In Heritage Specialty Care, 6.11% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This statistic gauges the percent of long-term patients who developed pressure ulcers. We've found that pressure ulcers are a reliable measure of a facility's nursing care quality.

In Heritage Specialty Care, 3.69% of Patients had Serious Falls

This is the percent of patients that have had a fall which caused severe injury.

In Heritage Specialty Care, 3.09% of Patients had UTIs

This tells you the percentage of patients who have had a urinary tract infection. UTI's are considered to be a barometer of the quality of nursing care . UTI's are routinely linked to a facility with lower levels of hygiene. However, this datapoint may be misleading for certain nursing homes due to different reporting standards for these infections.

In Heritage Specialty Care, 16.77% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This is the percent of patients who were given antipsychotic drugs. Antipsychotic drugs are prescribed to patients for a variety of conditions, such as Alzheimer's or other dementias. Unfortunately, in some situations, high levels of antipsychotic drug use may mean that a nursing home is using these medications to control patient behavior.

In Heritage Specialty Care, 18.7% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This statistic tells you the percentage of long-term care residents taking antianxiety drugs.

In Heritage Specialty Care, 4.48% of Patients

This is a measure of the percentage of long-term stay residents who are showing depressive symptoms. Some experts believe that this is a reasonable measure of quality of life.

In Heritage Specialty Care, 94.58% of Patients

This datapoint measures the percentage of long-term care residents who received the flu and pneumonia vaccines.

In Heritage Specialty Care, 16.82% Percentage of Patients

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

In Heritage Specialty Care, 19.24% Percentage of Residents

This is the percent of residents that maintained mobility over time. Preserving mobility is usually a great sign for residents' health.

In Heritage Specialty Care, 1.24 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

This metric tracks the number of hospitalizations per thousand days of patient care. Staying out of the hospital is critical to maintaining the physical well-being of residents.

In Heritage Specialty Care, 19.24 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized

This metric tracks the number of times residents are rehospitalized per 1,000 days of short-term care. Avoiding rehospitalizations during rehabilitation is key to restoring the physical abilities of residents.

In Heritage Specialty Care, 11.86 Percentage of Patients

This is a measure of the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per thousand days of short-term care. Staying out of the emergency room is one way to measure patient well-being during rehabilitation.

In Heritage Specialty Care, 79.45% Percentage of Resident

This is the percentage of short-term care residents that saw functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living.