Life Care Center of Wichita

In Life Care Center of Wichita, 7.05% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This tells you the percentage of patients who have had a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are damage to the skin resulting from staying in one position for an excessive period of time.

In Life Care Center of Wichita, 5.14% of Patients had Serious Falls

This indicates the percent of patients who have had a major fall. Falls leading to major injury are considered by many in the nursing home industry to be a measure of the quality of nursing care at a nursing home. Major falls leading to injury are routinely the result of lower levels of patient supervision.

In Life Care Center of Wichita, 3.56% of Patients had UTIs

This metric is an indication of the percentage of long-term care patients that sustained a urinary tract infection. UTI's may be an indication of poor nursing care. However, this datapoint may be skewed for some facilities due to inconsistent reporting standards for urinary tract infections.

In Life Care Center of Wichita, 17.24% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This is the percent of patients prescribed antipsychotic drugs. While antipsychotic drugs may be vital to many patients, it is important to ensure these drugs are being used only where medically required. In some cases, high levels of antipsychotic drug use may indicate a nursing home is using these drugs to control patient behavior.

In Life Care Center of Wichita, 22.38% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This figure tells you the percentage of long-term patients taking antianxiety medications.

In Life Care Center of Wichita, 5.98% of Patients

This is the percentage of residents who are exhibiting depressive symptoms.

In Life Care Center of Wichita, 91.04% of Patients

This is the percent of patients who were given the pneumonia and flu vaccines. High vaccination rates should be the norm at this point.

In Life Care Center of Wichita, 16.84% Percentage of Patients

This indicates the percent of residents that required increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. Higher levels of dependence on staff for assistance with ADL's could be a sign of deterioration of a resident's medical condition.

In Life Care Center of Wichita, 19.61% Percentage of Residents

This is the percent of residents who were able to retain mobility over time. Preserving mobility is often a good sign for residents' health.

In Life Care Center of Wichita, 1.67 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

This indicates the number of times residents are hospitalized per thousand days of care.

In Life Care Center of Wichita, 19.61 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized

This metric is a measure of the number of rehospitalizations per thousand days of short-term care.

In Life Care Center of Wichita, 10.57 Percentage of Patients

This datapoint measures the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per 1,000 days of short-term care. Avoiding emergency medical situations is one way to measure patient care during rehabilitation.

In Life Care Center of Wichita, 74.57% Percentage of Resident

This indicates the percentage of short-term stay residents that saw functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living. High levels of independence with activities of daily living generally correlates with better rehabilitation services.