Silver City Care Center

In Silver City Care Center, 22% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This is the percentage of residents that have had a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are considered by many experts to be a measure of nursing care at a nursing home. Pressure ulcers, which are also called bed sores, are often caused by residents not being moved frequently enough.

In Silver City Care Center, 2.87% of Patients had Serious Falls

This is the percent of residents that suffered from a fall leading to severe injury.

In Silver City Care Center, 0.86% of Patients had UTIs

This tells you the percent of residents that suffered from a urinary tract infection. UTI's are often associated with nursing homes with worse hygiene protocols. Better hygiene protocols minimizes the percentage of residents in a nursing home who suffer from UTI's. Note that this statistic is affected by by the fact that nursing homes have varying reporting standards for infections.

In Silver City Care Center, 31.33% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This datapoint is a measure of the percent of long-term care patients taking antipsychotic medications. While antipsychotic medications serve an important medical purpose, it is important to make sure these medications are being used only where medically required. In limited cases, excessive reliance on these medications may suggest that a nursing home is using these drugs to subdue residents.

In Silver City Care Center, 15.48% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This is the percentage of residents given antianxiety medications. These medications are commonly used to treat patients experiencing depression and anxiety.

In Silver City Care Center, 10.62% of Patients

This metric measures the percent of long-term care patients who are showing symptoms of depression. Many argue this is a reliable measure of patient quality of care.

In Silver City Care Center, 96.61% of Patients

This tells you the percent of patients that were given the flu and pneumonia vaccines. High vaccination rates should be demanded by residents.

In Silver City Care Center, 25.63% of Patients

This is a measure of the percentage of long-term care patients who needed additional assistance with activities of daily living over time. Activities of daily living include activities such as dressing and bathing. Many in the industry would argue this is a measure of a resident's well-being.

In Silver City Care Center, 23.58% of Residents

This is a measure of the percent of long-term care residents that were able to retain mobility. Many argue that mobility is vital to residents' well-being.

In Silver City Care Center, 0.01 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

This tells you the number of times residents are hospitalized per 1,000 days of patient care. There is usually a correlation between reduced hospitalizations and the overall quality of care.

In Silver City Care Center, 23.58% of Residents Rehospitalized

Measures the number of rehospitalizations per thousand days of short-term patient care. Keeping residents out of the hospital during rehabilitation is key to restoring the health of patients.

In Silver City Care Center, 13.46% of Patients

This is the number of emergency room visits per thousand days of short-term patient care. There is usually a correlation between keeping patients out of the emergency room and the quality of rehabilitation.

In Silver City Care Center, 61.48% of Resident

This is the percent of short-term care residents that saw functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living. Higher levels of performance with ADL's generally correlates with higher quality rehabilitation.