Poway Healthcare Center

In Poway Healthcare Center, 6.94% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This is the percent of patients that sustained a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are considered by many experts to be a measure of the quality of nursing care at a nursing home. Pressure ulcers, also called bed sores, are routinely caused by residents staying in one position for too long.

In Poway Healthcare Center, 2.77% of Patients had Serious Falls

This figure gauges the percentage of long-term patients that experienced falls which resulted in major injury. Falls can arise for a variety of reasons, but excessive numbers of falls could be an indicator of lower levels of patient supervision.

In Poway Healthcare Center, 2.08% of Patients had UTIs

This tells you the percent of patients that suffered from a urinary tract infection. Urinary tract infections are considered to be a measure of nursing care . UTI's are often the result of lower quality nursing care. However, this metric may be misleading for certain nursing homes due to different reporting standards for infections.

In Poway Healthcare Center, 6.91% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This tells you the percentage of patients who were given antipsychotic medications. These drugs are used to treat several medical conditions, such as dementia.

In Poway Healthcare Center, 11.31% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This tells you the percentage of patients who were prescribed antianxiety medications. Antianxiety medications are administered to patients suffering from depression and anxiety.

In Poway Healthcare Center, 0.73% of Patients

This is the percent of patients who are demonstrating depressive symptoms.

In Poway Healthcare Center, 99.67% of Patients

This tells you the percent of patients who were given the pneumonia and flu vaccines. Higher vaccination rates should be standard at this point.

In Poway Healthcare Center, 4.98% of Patients

This is a measure of the percent of long-term care patients who needed more assistance with activities of daily living over time. ADL's include activities such as moving around and bathing.

In Poway Healthcare Center, 3.34% of Residents

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

In Poway Healthcare Center, 0.02 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

This is a measure of the number of times residents are hospitalized per 1,000 days of patient care. Keeping residents out of the hospital is important to the physical well-being of patients.

In Poway Healthcare Center, 3.34% of Residents Rehospitalized

This metric tracks the number of rehospitalizations per thousand days of short-term care.

In Poway Healthcare Center, 12.68% of Patients

This indicates the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per thousand days of short-term care.

In Poway Healthcare Center, 95.86% of Resident

This is the percent of short-term residents who saw functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living.