Desert Willow Health & Rehabilitation Center

In Desert Willow Health & Rehabilitation Center, 6.33% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This figure tells you the percent of long-term patients who are suffering from new or worsened pressure ulcers or bed sores. We bake this statistic into both nursing and long-term care grades.

In Desert Willow Health & Rehabilitation Center, 4.87% of Patients had Serious Falls

This tells you the percentage of patients that have had a fall which caused severe injury.

In Desert Willow Health & Rehabilitation Center, 0% of Patients had UTIs

This indicates the percentage of patients who sustained a urinary tract infection. UTI's are routinely the result of poor nursing care. Additional nurse staffing reduces the number likelihood of residents sustaining infections. Note that this datapoint is affected by by the fact that facilities have incongruent reporting standards for urinary tract infections.

In Desert Willow Health & Rehabilitation Center, 32.55% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This is a measure of the percentage of long-term patients which are prescribed antipsychotic medication. High levels of antipsychotic drug use may indicate a facility is using these drugs to control patient behavior in situations where such medications aren't medically indicated. Nevertheless, some nursing homes may need to rely on these medications due to having more patients suffering from dementia.

In Desert Willow Health & Rehabilitation Center, 17.8% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This statistic gauges the percent of long-term residents receiving antianxiety drugs.

In Desert Willow Health & Rehabilitation Center, 9.27% of Patients

This tells you the percentage of residents demonstrating signs of depression.

In Desert Willow Health & Rehabilitation Center, 96.5% of Patients

This metric is a measure of the percent of long-term stay residents who received the flu and pneumonia vaccines.

In Desert Willow Health & Rehabilitation Center, 11.16% of Patients

This is a measure of the percent of long-term care residents who needed more assistance with activities of daily living over time. Activities of daily living include activities such as getting dressed and using the bathroom.

In Desert Willow Health & Rehabilitation Center, 20.77% of Residents

This metric tracks the percentage of long-term residents that were able to retain mobility. Many in the industry would argue that the ability to move around is vital to patients mental and physical health.

In Desert Willow Health & Rehabilitation Center, 0.01 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

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

In Desert Willow Health & Rehabilitation Center, 20.77% of Residents Rehospitalized

This is the number of times residents are rehospitalized per thousand days of short-term care. There is a correlation between avoiding hospitalizations and a nursing home's quality of short-term rehabilitation.

In Desert Willow Health & Rehabilitation Center, 13.01% of Patients

This is the number of emergency room visits per 1,000 days of short-term patient care. There is generally a correlation between fewer emergency room visits and the overall quality of care.

In Desert Willow Health & Rehabilitation Center, 65.12% of Resident

This tells you the percentage of short-term care patients that saw functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living.