Southwood Healthcare Center

In Southwood Healthcare Center, 8.07% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This metric gauges the percent of long-term care residents who are suffering from new or worsened pressure ulcers. Many experts believe that pressure ulcers are an barometer of the quality of nursing care a nursing home provides.

In Southwood Healthcare Center, 3.32% of Patients had Serious Falls

This indicates the percentage of residents who sustained a major fall. Falls leading to major injuries are often the result of poor nursing care. Closer supervision can reduce the number of major falls sustained by residents in a nursing home.

In Southwood Healthcare Center, 0% of Patients had UTIs

This datapoint is an indication of the percent of long-term stay patients which experienced urinary tract infections. UTI's could be a sign of a facility with lower levels of hygiene. Nevertheless, this statistic may be skewed for certain facilities due to inconsistent reporting standards for infections.

In Southwood Healthcare Center, 19.26% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This tells you the percent of patients who were prescribed antipsychotic medications. While antipsychotic drugs may be vital to many residents, it is important to confirm these medications are being used only where medically required. In some situations, increased usage of these drugs may indicate a nursing home is using these drugs to control patient behavior.

In Southwood Healthcare Center, 17.65% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This statistic indicates the percentage of long-term residents which are given antianxiety drugs. These drugs are given to residents suffering from depression or anxiety.

In Southwood Healthcare Center, 56.18% of Patients

Measures the percentage of long-term care patients who are showing signs of depression. Many in the industry would argue that this is a reasonable measure of resident quality of life.

In Southwood Healthcare Center, 81.91% of Patients

This indicates the percentage of patients who received the pneumonia and flu vaccines. High vaccination rates should be standard at this point.

In Southwood Healthcare Center, 5.71% of Patients

This datapoint is a measure of the percent of long-term patients who needed increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. Activities of daily living include activities such as moving around and eating. Some experts argue that this is a reasonable measure of a patient's well-being.

In Southwood Healthcare Center, 5.15% of Residents

This metric tracks the percent of long-term care residents that were able to retain mobility.

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

This is a measure of the number of times residents are hospitalized per thousand days of patient care. Keeping residents out of the hospital is important to maintaining the physical health of residents.

In Southwood Healthcare Center, 5.15% of Residents Rehospitalized

This indicates the number of rehospitalizations per thousand days of short-term patient care.

In Southwood Healthcare Center, 4.3% of Patients

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

In Southwood Healthcare Center, 97.89% of Resident

This tells you the percent of short-term patients that saw functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living. High levels of performance with activities of daily living usually correlates with successful rehabilitation services.