St John Lutheran Home

In St John Lutheran Home, 3.28% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This datapoint gauges the percent of long-term care patients who have new or worsened pressure ulcers. We find that pressure ulcers are a great measure of the quality of nursing care a facility provides.

In St John Lutheran Home, 6.37% of Patients had Serious Falls

This indicates the percent of patients who have had a major fall. Falls resulting in serious injuries are routinely linked to lower quality nursing care. Closer supervision limits the number of major falls sustained by residents in a nursing home.

In St John Lutheran Home, 2.45% of Patients had UTIs

This tells you the percentage of patients that suffered from a urinary tract infection. Urinary tract infections are routinely caused by facilities with lower levels of hygiene. Closer supervision can limit the number of UTI's sustained by residents in a nursing home. Note that this datapoint is sometimes skewed by the fact that nursing homes have varying reporting standards for urinary tract infections.

In St John Lutheran Home, 12.5% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This datapoint measures the percentage of long-term care residents that were given antipsychotic medication. Increased usage of these drugs may suggest a facility is using these medications to control patient behavior in situations where such drugs aren't medically indicated. Nevertheless, some nursing homes may need to rely more on these drugs due to having more residents suffering from Alzheimer's or other dementias.

In St John Lutheran Home, 9.04% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This measures the percentage of long-term residents taking antianxiety drugs.

In St John Lutheran Home, 0% of Patients

This metric measures the percent of long-term care residents demonstrating depressive symptoms. Many in the industry argue that this is a reasonable measure of patient quality of life.

In St John Lutheran Home, 100% of Patients

This is a measure of the percentage of long-term patients that were given the pneumonia and flu vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be very dangerous for seniors, making these vaccines important for resident well-being.

In St John Lutheran Home, 14.62% of Patients

This tells you the percent of patients that needed increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. High levels of needing for assistance with ADL's may be a sign of the deterioration of a patient's health.

In St John Lutheran Home, 17.97% of Residents

This datapoint measures the percentage of long-term patients who retained mobility levels.

In St John Lutheran Home, 0.01 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

This datapoint measures the number of hospitalizations per thousand days of patient care.

In St John Lutheran Home, 17.97% of Residents Rehospitalized

This tells you the number of rehospitalizations per 1,000 days of short-term patient care. There is typically a correlation between staying out of the hospital and a nursing home's quality of short-term rehabilitation.

In St John Lutheran Home, 6.2% of Patients

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

In St John Lutheran Home, 88.25% of Resident

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