Life Care Center of Sarasota

In Life Care Center of Sarasota, 3.79% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This is the percent of residents who sustained a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are skin damage resulting from staying in one position for an excessive period of time.

In Life Care Center of Sarasota, 3.79% of Patients had Serious Falls

This tells you the percent of patients that sustained a fall which caused major injury.

In Life Care Center of Sarasota, 0% of Patients had UTIs

This is the percentage of residents that have had a urinary tract infection. UTI's are routinely associated with worse hygiene protocols. Additional nurse staffing minimizes the number likelihood of residents sustaining infections. Note that this datapoint is affected by by the fact that nursing homes have incongruent reporting standards for UTI's.

In Life Care Center of Sarasota, 14.83% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This figure indicates the percentage of long-term stay patients taking antipsychotic medications. While antipsychotic medications serve an important medical purpose, it is important to confirm these medications are being used appropriately. In some situations, high levels of antipsychotic drug use may mean that a facility is using these drugs to subdue residents.

In Life Care Center of Sarasota, 29.09% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This is the percentage of patients given antianxiety medications. These drugs are typically prescribed to patients suffering from anxiety or depression.

In Life Care Center of Sarasota, 7.2% of Patients

Measures the percentage of long-term stay residents exhibiting symptoms of depression. Some would argue that this is a reliable measure of quality of life.

In Life Care Center of Sarasota, 93.9% of Patients

This indicates the percentage of patients who were administered the flu and pneumonia vaccines. High vaccination rates should be demanded by residents.

In Life Care Center of Sarasota, 12.04% of Patients

This metric measures the percent of long-term care patients who required additional assistance with activities of daily living over time. ADL's include activities such as taking medications and using the bathroom. Some experts would argue this is a reasonable measure of a patient's well-being.

In Life Care Center of Sarasota, 16.76% of Residents

This datapoint measures the percentage of long-term residents that retained mobility levels. Many would argue that mobility is important for patients mental and physical well-being.

In Life Care Center of Sarasota, 0.02 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

This datapoint is a measure of the number of hospitalizations per thousand days of patient care. Avoiding hospitalizations is important to the physical well-being of patients.

In Life Care Center of Sarasota, 16.76% of Residents Rehospitalized

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

In Life Care Center of Sarasota, 7.18% of Patients

This datapoint is a measure of the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per thousand days of short-term patient care.

In Life Care Center of Sarasota, 82.21% of Resident

This metric is a measure of the percent of short-term stay residents that saw functional improvements.