St Francis Home

In St Francis Home, 8.78% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This statistic gauges the percentage of long-term stay residents who suffered from pressure ulcers or bed sores. We consider this statistic when determining our nursing grades.

In St Francis Home, 2.9% of Patients had Serious Falls

This datapoint indicates the percent of long-term patients who have had a fall which caused severe injury. Falls can arise for a variety of reasons, but excessive numbers of falls could be an indicator of poor nursing care.

In St Francis Home, 2.36% of Patients had UTIs

This is the percent of residents that sustained a urinary tract infection. Urinary tract infections are often caused by worse hygiene protocols. Better nursing care can reduce the percentage of residents in a nursing home who suffer from UTI's. Note that this metric is affected by by the fact that nursing homes have incongruent reporting standards for UTI's.

In St Francis Home, 13.11% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This is a measure of the percentage of long-term care patients taking antipsychotic drugs. While antipsychotic drugs serve an important medical purpose, it is important to confirm these medications are being used only where medically required. In some cases, high levels of antipsychotic drug use may indicate a facility is using these medications to subdue residents.

In St Francis Home, 18.81% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This tells you the percent of residents who were prescribed antianxiety drugs. These drugs are used to treat patients experiencing anxiety and depression.

In St Francis Home, 3.44% of Patients

This is a measure of the percentage of long-term stay residents exhibiting symptoms of depression. Many argue that this is a measure of resident quality of life.

In St Francis Home, 91.43% of Patients

This is the percentage of patients who received the flu and pneumonia vaccines. Higher vaccination rates should be the norm at this point.

In St Francis Home, 12.1% Percentage of Patients

This datapoint measures the percentage of long-term residents that needed increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. Activities of daily living include activities such as moving around and continence.

In St Francis Home, 17.7% Percentage of Residents

This metric measures the percentage of long-term care patients who were able to retain mobility.

In St Francis Home, 1.47 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

This metric measures the number of hospitalizations per thousand days of patient care. Minimizing hospitalizations is important to maintaining the physical well-being of nursing home residents.

In St Francis Home, 17.7 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized

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

In St Francis Home, 10.81 Percentage of Patients

This tells you the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per thousand days of short-term care. There is generally a correlation between keeping patients out of the emergency room and the overall quality of nursing home care.

In St Francis Home, 77.3% Percentage of Resident

Measures the percentage of short-term care patients who saw functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living. Some argue that this is a reasonable measure of rehabilitation services.