The Actors Fund Home

In The Actors Fund Home, 9.28% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This indicates the percent of patients who suffered from a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are considered by many experts to be an indicator of the quality of nursing care at a nursing home. Pressure ulcers, which are also called bed sores, are often the result of patients not being moved frequently enough.

In The Actors Fund Home, 2.53% of Patients had Serious Falls

This tells you the percentage of residents who suffered from a fall resulting in serious injury.

In The Actors Fund Home, 1.65% of Patients had UTIs

This indicates the percent of patients that suffered from a urinary tract infection. Urinary tract infections are often linked to nursing homes with worse hygiene protocols. Better nursing care minimizes the number likelihood of residents sustaining infections. Note that this datapoint is sometimes skewed by the fact that nursing homes have incongruent reporting standards for these infections.

In The Actors Fund Home, 10.6% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This is the percent of patients given antipsychotic medications. While antipsychotic medications may be helpful for many residents, it is important to ensure these medications are being used only where medically required. In some situations, excessive reliance on these medications may mean a facility is using these drugs to subdue residents.

In The Actors Fund Home, 17.42% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This figure tells you the percentage of long-term stay residents taking antianxiety drugs.

In The Actors Fund Home, 5.95% of Patients

This datapoint is a measure of the percent of long-term care residents who are demonstrating depressive symptoms. Some argue that this is a reliable measure of resident quality of care.

In The Actors Fund Home, 91.97% of Patients

This metric is a measure of the percent of long-term patients that were vaccinated against pneumonia and flu.

In The Actors Fund Home, 10.68% Percentage of Patients

This metric measures the percentage of long-term patients who required increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. Activities of daily living include activities such as dressing and continence. Many would argue that this is a measure of a resident's well-being.

In The Actors Fund Home, 12.9% Percentage of Residents

This indicates the percent of residents who retained mobility levels over time. Retaining mobility is usually a great sign for residents' health.

In The Actors Fund Home, 1.68 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

Measures the number of times residents are hospitalized per thousand days of patient care.

In The Actors Fund Home, 12.9 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized

This indicates the number of rehospitalizations per thousand days of short-term patient care. There is typically a correlation between reduced hospitalizations and a nursing home's quality of short-term rehabilitation.

In The Actors Fund Home, 8.37 Percentage of Patients

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

In The Actors Fund Home, 80.92% Percentage of Resident

This metric measures the percentage of short-term stay residents that saw functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living. Many argue this is a reliable measure of a facility's rehabilitation performance.