The Rehabilitation & Nursing Center at Everett Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
Grade: A-minus
In The Rehabilitation & Nursing Center at Everett, 6.42% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This is an indication of the percentage of long-term care residents that suffer from pressure ulcers. We've found that pressure ulcers are an barometer of nursing care quality.
Minimizes Serious Falls
Grade: B-plus
In The Rehabilitation & Nursing Center at Everett, 3.57% of Patients had Serious Falls
This tells you the percent of patients who have had a fall which resulted in severe injury.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
Grade: B
In The Rehabilitation & Nursing Center at Everett, 2.4% of Patients had UTIs
This tells you the percent of residents that sustained a urinary tract infection. Urinary tract infections are often associated with nursing homes with worse hygiene protocols. More frequent bathing reduces the percentage of residents in a nursing home who suffer from UTI's. We want to point out that this statistic is sometimes skewed by the fact that facilities have varying reporting standards for urinary tract infections.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
Grade: D
In The Rehabilitation & Nursing Center at Everett, 19.12% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This tells you the percent of residents prescribed antipsychotic medications. While antipsychotic medications may be helpful for many residents, it is important to make sure these medications are being used only where medically required. In some situations, high levels of antipsychotic drug use may suggest that a nursing home is using these drugs to subdue residents.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
Grade: B
In The Rehabilitation & Nursing Center at Everett, 19% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This tells you the percentage of patients prescribed antianxiety drugs. Antianxiety medications are administered to patients experiencing depression or anxiety.
Managing Depression Among Residents
Grade: A-minus
In The Rehabilitation & Nursing Center at Everett, 1.96% of Patients
This indicates the percent of patients who are showing depressive symptoms.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
Grade: C
In The Rehabilitation & Nursing Center at Everett, 91.59% of Patients
This indicates the percentage of patients that have received the flu and pneumonia vaccines. High vaccination rates should be standard at this point.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
Grade: D
In The Rehabilitation & Nursing Center at Everett, 15.22% Percentage of Patients
This is the percentage of patients who needed additional assistance with activities of daily living over time.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
Grade: B-plus
In The Rehabilitation & Nursing Center at Everett, 19.05% Percentage of Residents
This datapoint is a measure of the percent of long-term stay residents that were able to retain mobility. Some believe that mobility is important for residents' well-being.
Hospitalizations
Grade: A-minus
In The Rehabilitation & Nursing Center at Everett, 1.24 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This is the number of hospitalizations per 1,000 days of care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
Grade: B-minus
In The Rehabilitation & Nursing Center at Everett, 19.05 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
This is the number of times residents are rehospitalized per 1,000 days of short-term care. There is a correlation between avoiding hospitalizations and a nursing home's quality of short-term rehabilitation.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
Grade: C
In The Rehabilitation & Nursing Center at Everett, 10.96 Percentage of Patients
This datapoint is a measure of the number of emergency room visits per 1,000 days of short-term patient care.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
Grade: D
In The Rehabilitation & Nursing Center at Everett, 70.74% Percentage of Resident
Measures the percent of short-term patients that experienced functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living. Some experts argue this is a reliable measure of a facility's rehabilitation services.