Sippican Healthcare Center

In Sippican Healthcare Center, 6.61% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This tells you the percentage of residents who suffered from a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are considered to be an indicator of the quality of nursing care at a nursing home. Pressure ulcers, also referred to as bed sores, are often the result of residents staying in one position for too long.

In Sippican Healthcare Center, 3.77% of Patients had Serious Falls

This is the percent of residents who suffered from a fall resulting in major injury.

In Sippican Healthcare Center, 2.05% of Patients had UTIs

This figure measures the percentage of long-term care patients that had a UTI. UTI's could be an indication of worse hygiene protocols. However, this datapoint may also be misleading for some facilities due to different reporting standards for UTI's.

In Sippican Healthcare Center, 19.24% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This statistic is a measure of the percent of long-term patients taking antipsychotic drugs. While antipsychotic medications serve an important medical purpose, it is important to ensure these drugs are being used only where medically required. In some situations, excessive reliance on these medications may indicate a nursing home is using these medications to subdue residents.

In Sippican Healthcare Center, 18.54% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This is the percentage of residents who were prescribed antianxiety medications. Antianxiety medications are given to residents suffering from anxiety or depression.

In Sippican Healthcare Center, 2.48% of Patients

This is a measure of the percentage of long-term stay residents demonstrating signs of depression. Many in the industry believe this is a reasonable measure of patient quality of life.

In Sippican Healthcare Center, 91.39% of Patients

This is the percentage of residents that were administered the flu and pneumonia vaccines. High vaccination rates should be the norm at this point.

In Sippican Healthcare Center, 16.21% Percentage of Patients

This tells you the percentage of residents who needed increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. High levels of dependence on staff for assistance with ADL's could indicate decline of a resident's medical condition.

In Sippican Healthcare Center, 15.75% Percentage of Residents

This metric measures the percent of long-term stay residents that retained mobility levels.

In Sippican Healthcare Center, 1.68 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

This metric measures the number of times residents are hospitalized per 1,000 days of patient care. Avoiding hospitalizations is critical to the physical health of nursing home residents.

In Sippican Healthcare Center, 15.75 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized

This tells you the number of rehospitalizations per thousand days of short-term care. There is typically a correlation between keeping patients out of the hospital and the quality of rehabilitation services.

In Sippican Healthcare Center, 11.2 Percentage of Patients

This is the number of emergency room visits per 1,000 days of short-term patient care.

In Sippican Healthcare Center, 71.52% Percentage of Resident

This indicates the percent of short-term patients who saw functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living.