Linwood Meadows Care Center

In Linwood Meadows Care Center, 3.21% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This metric tells you the percentage of long-term residents who suffered from new or worsened pressure ulcers . We consider this statistic when determining our nursing grades.

In Linwood Meadows Care Center, 1.38% of Patients had Serious Falls

This is the percentage of patients who sustained a major fall. Falls leading to severe injury are considered by many experts to be a measure of the quality of nursing care . Major falls leading to injury are often the result of lower quality nursing care.

In Linwood Meadows Care Center, 0% of Patients had UTIs

This tells you the percent of residents that sustained a urinary tract infection. UTI's are routinely caused by worse hygiene protocols. Better nursing care reduces the percentage of residents in a nursing home who suffer from UTI's. We want to point out that this statistic is affected by by the fact that nursing homes have incongruent reporting standards for infections.

In Linwood Meadows Care Center, 5.32% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This figure indicates the percent of long-term patients taking antipsychotic drugs. While antipsychotic medications serve an important medical purpose, it is important to make sure these drugs are being used only where medically required. In limited cases, high levels of antipsychotic drug use may suggest that a nursing home is using these medications to control patient behavior.

In Linwood Meadows Care Center, 9.4% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This is the percentage of patients given antianxiety medications. These medications are typically used to treat patients experiencing depression and anxiety.

In Linwood Meadows Care Center, 5.42% of Patients

Measures the percentage of long-term patients demonstrating symptoms of depression. Many in the industry argue this is a reasonable measure of quality of life.

In Linwood Meadows Care Center, 94.69% of Patients

This metric measures the percentage of long-term care residents that were given the flu and pneumonia vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be deadly for seniors, making these vaccines vital to patient care.

In Linwood Meadows Care Center, 4.15% of Patients

This datapoint is a measure of the percent of long-term residents that required additional assistance with activities of daily living over time. Activities of daily living include activities such as moving around and continence.

In Linwood Meadows Care Center, 12.03% of Residents

This metric tracks the percent of long-term residents who were able to retain mobility.

In Linwood Meadows Care Center, 0.01 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

This tells you the number of hospitalizations per thousand days of care. There is typically a correlation between having fewer hospitalizations and the quality of nursing home care.

In Linwood Meadows Care Center, 12.03% of Residents Rehospitalized

This metric measures the number of times residents are rehospitalized per 1,000 days of short-term resident care.

In Linwood Meadows Care Center, 13.63% of Patients

This indicates the number of emergency room visits per 1,000 days of short-term patient care.

In Linwood Meadows Care Center, 84.08% of Resident

This datapoint measures the percentage of short-term stay residents that saw functional improvements.