The Guardian Center

In The Guardian Center, 7% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This is the percent of residents that suffered from a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are skin damage resulting from remaining in one position for an excessive period of time.

In The Guardian Center, 4.07% of Patients had Serious Falls

This is the percentage of patients who suffered from a major fall. Falls leading to severe injury are routinely associated with lower levels of patient supervision. Additional nurse staffing reduces the number of major falls sustained by residents in a nursing home.

In The Guardian Center, 3.82% of Patients had UTIs

This tells you the percent of residents who have had a urinary tract infection. UTI's are considered by many experts to be a measure of the quality of nursing care . UTI's are often caused by poor nursing care. Nevertheless, this datapoint could be skewed for some facilities due to varying reporting standards for infections.

In The Guardian Center, 15.28% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This figure tells you the percentage of long-term care residents that were administered antipsychotic medication. High levels of antipsychotic drug use may mean that a facility is using these drugs to control patient behavior in scenarios where such medications aren't medically indicated. Nevertheless, some facilities need to rely more on these drugs due to having more residents suffering from Alzheimer's or other dementias.

In The Guardian Center, 17.61% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This is a measure of the percent of long-term patients taking antianxiety drugs.

In The Guardian Center, 9.36% of Patients

This indicates the percentage of patients demonstrating signs of depression.

In The Guardian Center, 69.27% of Patients

This indicates the percent of residents that have received the pneumonia and flu vaccines. Higher vaccination rates should be demanded by residents.

In The Guardian Center, 29.01% of Patients

This tells you the percentage of patients that needed additional assistance with activities of daily living over time.

In The Guardian Center, 37.62% of Residents

This metric tracks the percent of long-term residents that retained mobility levels. Some argue that the ability to move around is critical to residents' physical and mental health.

In The Guardian Center, 0.02 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

This datapoint is a measure of the number of times residents are hospitalized per 1,000 days of patient care. Staying out of the hospital is key to maintaining the physical well-being of patients.

In The Guardian Center, 37.62% of Residents Rehospitalized

This metric tracks the number of times residents are rehospitalized per 1,000 days of short-term care.

In The Guardian Center, 7.48% of Patients

This indicates the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per 1,000 days of short-term patient care.

In The Guardian Center, 70.43% of Resident

This datapoint measures the percentage of short-term care patients that saw functional improvements.