Lost Creek Rehabilitation and Nursing Center Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
Grade: A
In Lost Creek Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, 7.8% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This figure measures the percent of long-term patients who are suffering from pressure ulcers. We find that pressure ulcers are an indicator of quality of care.
Minimizes Serious Falls
Grade: A-minus
In Lost Creek Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, 3.62% of Patients had Serious Falls
This tells you the percent of patients who have had a major fall. Falls resulting in major injuries are routinely associated with poor nursing care. Better nursing care reduces the number of major falls sustained by residents in a nursing home.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
Grade: B
In Lost Creek Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, 1.75% of Patients had UTIs
This metric indicates the percentage of long-term residents that experienced urinary tract infections. UTI's could be an indicator of a nursing home with worse hygiene protocols. However, this metric could also be skewed for some facilities due to inconsistent reporting standards for urinary tract infections.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
Grade: D
In Lost Creek Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, 12.79% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This statistic tells you the percentage of long-term stay patients receiving antipsychotic drugs. While antipsychotic drugs play an important role in caring for many residents, it is important to make sure these drugs are being used only where medically required. In some situations, excessive reliance on these medications may suggest a facility is using these medications to control patient behavior.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
Grade: B-minus
In Lost Creek Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, 22.34% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This indicates the percent of patients who were given antianxiety drugs. These medications are prescribed to residents experiencing depression or anxiety.
Managing Depression Among Residents
Grade: B-minus
In Lost Creek Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, 19.84% of Patients
This is the percentage of residents showing signs of depression. High levels of depression could reveal a less hospitable environment.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
Grade: F
In Lost Creek Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, 90.11% of Patients
This tells you the percent of residents who were administered the flu and pneumonia vaccines. High vaccination rates should be the norm at this point.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
Grade: B
In Lost Creek Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, 15.05% Percentage of Patients
This datapoint is a measure of the percent of long-term residents that needed additional assistance with activities of daily living over time. ADL's include activities such as dressing and eating. Some would argue that this is a reasonable measure of a resident's well-being.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
Grade: C
In Lost Creek Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, 18.59% Percentage of Residents
This metric is a measure of the percent of long-term residents who maintained mobility. Many in the industry would argue that mobility is important for residents' physical and mental health.
Hospitalizations
Grade: D
In Lost Creek Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, 1.39 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This metric is a measure of the number of hospitalizations per thousand days of patient care. Staying out of the hospital is critical to the physical health of nursing home residents.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
Grade: A-minus
In Lost Creek Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, 18.59 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
This datapoint is a measure of the number of rehospitalizations per thousand days of short-term care.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
Grade: D
In Lost Creek Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, 11.79 Percentage of Patients
This tells you the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per thousand days of short-term care.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
Grade: D
In Lost Creek Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, 74.53% Percentage of Resident
This metric is a measure of the percentage of short-term care residents who experienced functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living. Some experts would argue this is a reliable measure of a facility's rehabilitation services.