Lorien Nursing & Rehab Center - Elkridge

In Lorien Nursing & Rehab Center - Elkridge, 10.24% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This indicates the percent of residents that have had a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers, also known as bed sores, are routinely caused by patients staying in one position for too long. Better nursing care reduces the percentage of residents in a nursing home who sustain pressure ulcers.

In Lorien Nursing & Rehab Center - Elkridge, 2.73% of Patients had Serious Falls

This metric is an indication of the percent of long-term stay patients that had a fall leading to serious injury. This is one of the statistics we use in computing our nursing grades.

In Lorien Nursing & Rehab Center - Elkridge, 2.07% of Patients had UTIs

This indicates the percentage of residents who have had a urinary tract infection. These infections are sometimes linked to poorer hygiene.

In Lorien Nursing & Rehab Center - Elkridge, 13.1% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This indicates the percent of patients who were given antipsychotic medications. Antipsychotic drugs are prescribed to residents for a variety of conditions, such as Alzheimer's or other dementias. Sadly, in some cases, excessive reliance on these medications may mean that a nursing home is using these drugs to control patient behavior.

In Lorien Nursing & Rehab Center - Elkridge, 14.46% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

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

In Lorien Nursing & Rehab Center - Elkridge, 10.18% of Patients

This metric measures the percentage of long-term stay residents who are demonstrating symptoms of depression.

In Lorien Nursing & Rehab Center - Elkridge, 92.14% of Patients

This tells you the percentage of residents that were administered the pneumonia and flu vaccines. Higher vaccination rates should be standard at this point.

In Lorien Nursing & Rehab Center - Elkridge, 19.83% Percentage of Patients

This datapoint measures the percent of long-term care residents that required more assistance with activities of daily living over time. Activities of daily living include activities such as getting dressed and continence.

In Lorien Nursing & Rehab Center - Elkridge, 28.37% Percentage of Residents

This metric tracks the percentage of long-term care residents that were able to retain mobility. Some would argue that mobility is important for patients mental and physical health.

In Lorien Nursing & Rehab Center - Elkridge, 1.1 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

This metric tracks the number of times residents are hospitalized per 1,000 days of patient care. Minimizing hospitalizations is critical to the physical health of residents.

In Lorien Nursing & Rehab Center - Elkridge, 28.37 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized

This tells you the number of rehospitalizations per 1,000 days of short-term patient care. There is generally a correlation between staying out of the hospital and a nursing home's quality of short-term rehabilitation.

In Lorien Nursing & Rehab Center - Elkridge, 8.93 Percentage of Patients

Measures the number of emergency room visits per thousand days of short-term patient care. Avoiding medical emergencies is one way to assess patient well-being during rehabilitation.

In Lorien Nursing & Rehab Center - Elkridge, 74.3% Percentage of Resident

This is the percentage of short-term residents that experienced functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living.