Maria Joseph Living Care Center

In Maria Joseph Living Care Center, 7.61% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This tells you the percent of patients who have had a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers, which are also called bed sores, are routinely caused by patients not being moved frequently enough. Better nursing protocols limits the number of pressure ulcers sustained by residents in a nursing home.

In Maria Joseph Living Care Center, 3.74% of Patients had Serious Falls

This datapoint is an indication of the percentage of long-term care residents who experienced falls which caused major injury. This is one of the statistics we use in computing our nursing scores.

In Maria Joseph Living Care Center, 1.71% of Patients had UTIs

This indicates the percent of residents that sustained a urinary tract infection. UTI's are considered by many in the nursing home industry to be a barometer of the quality of nursing care . UTI's are routinely caused by lower quality nursing care. Nevertheless, this datapoint may be misleading for certain nursing homes due to inconsistent reporting standards for these infections.

In Maria Joseph Living Care Center, 13.23% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This datapoint gauges the percentage of long-term care residents that were given antipsychotic medication. High levels of antipsychotic drug use may indicate a facility is using these drugs to subdue residents in scenarios where such drugs aren't medically required. Nevertheless, some facilities may need to rely on these medications due to having more residents with Alzheimer's or other dementias.

In Maria Joseph Living Care Center, 22.46% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This is the percent of residents prescribed antianxiety drugs. Antianxiety drugs are given to residents experiencing anxiety or depression.

In Maria Joseph Living Care Center, 20.26% of Patients

This is the percent of patients who are showing signs of depression.

In Maria Joseph Living Care Center, 90.12% of Patients

This tells you the percent of patients who received the pneumonia and flu vaccines. High vaccination rates should be the norm at this point.

In Maria Joseph Living Care Center, 14.88% Percentage of Patients

This is the percent of patients that needed additional assistance with activities of daily living over time. Higher levels of dependence on staff for assistance with activities of daily living may be a sign of deterioration of a patient's medical condition.

In Maria Joseph Living Care Center, 16.29% Percentage of Residents

This indicates the percent of patients who retained mobility levels over time. Preserving mobility is often a good sign for residents' health.

In Maria Joseph Living Care Center, 1.36 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

This datapoint is a measure of the number of times residents are hospitalized per 1,000 days of patient care. Minimizing hospitalizations is critical to the physical well-being of nursing home patients.

In Maria Joseph Living Care Center, 16.29 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized

This indicates the number of rehospitalizations per thousand days of short-term care. There is usually a correlation between staying out of the hospital and a nursing homes short-term rehabilitation performance.

In Maria Joseph Living Care Center, 12 Percentage of Patients

This is the number of emergency room visits per thousand days of short-term patient care.

In Maria Joseph Living Care Center, 75.25% Percentage of Resident

This indicates the percent of short-term care patients who saw functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living. Higher levels of independence with activities of daily living generally correlates with better rehabilitation.