The Lutheran Home

In The Lutheran Home, 4.06% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This statistic is is a measure of the percent of long-term care patients which suffer from pressure ulcers. We find that pressure ulcers are a solid indicator of the quality of nursing care a facility provides.

In The Lutheran Home, 2.18% of Patients had Serious Falls

This is the percentage of residents that sustained a fall which resulted in serious injury.

In The Lutheran Home, 2.3% of Patients had UTIs

This is the percent of residents who suffered from a urinary tract infection. UTI's are considered by many in the nursing home industry to be an indicator of nursing care . UTI's are often linked to lower quality nursing care. Nevertheless, this statistic could also be misleading for some nursing homes due to varying reporting standards for UTI's.

In The Lutheran Home, 20.96% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This metric is an indication of the percent of long-term patients which were administered antipsychotic medication. Excessive reliance on these medications may indicate that a facility is using these medications to control patient behavior in scenarios where such medications aren't medically required. However, some nursing homes may need to rely on these drugs due to an increased number of patients with cognitive disorders.

In The Lutheran Home, 15.66% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This is the percentage of patients prescribed antianxiety drugs. These drugs are commonly prescribed to patients experiencing depression or anxiety.

In The Lutheran Home, 6.48% of Patients

This is the percent of residents demonstrating signs of depression. Increased levels of depression could be a sign a less hospitable environment.

In The Lutheran Home, 95.18% of Patients

This tells you the percent of residents who were given the pneumonia and flu vaccines. Higher vaccination rates should be standard at this point.

In The Lutheran Home, 6.02% of Patients

This is the percent of residents who required additional assistance with activities of daily living over time. High levels of needing for assistance with ADL's may be a sign of deterioration of a resident's medical condition.

In The Lutheran Home, 10.27% of Residents

This is a measure of the percentage of long-term patients who remained mobile levels.

In The Lutheran Home, 0.01 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

This is the number of times residents are hospitalized per thousand days of patient care. There is a correlation between staying out of the hospital and the overall quality of nursing home care.

In The Lutheran Home, 10.27% of Residents Rehospitalized

This metric measures the number of times residents are rehospitalized per thousand days of short-term resident care. Staying out of the hospital during rehabilitation is critical to restoring the health of residents.

In The Lutheran Home, 7.06% of Patients

This is the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per 1,000 days of short-term patient care. There is usually a correlation between fewer emergency room visits and the quality of rehabilitation.

In The Lutheran Home, 88.96% of Resident

This datapoint is a measure of the percent of short-term care residents that experienced functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living. Many would argue this is a reliable measure of a nursing home's rehabilitation services.