Transitions Healthcare Gettysburg

In Transitions Healthcare Gettysburg, 7.61% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This tells you the percent of patients who sustained a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are skin damage resulting from staying in the same position for an excessive period of time.

In Transitions Healthcare Gettysburg, 3.38% of Patients had Serious Falls

This indicates the percent of patients who suffered from a major fall. Falls leading to severe injuries are often linked to lower quality nursing care. More supervision reduces the number of major falls sustained by residents in a nursing home.

In Transitions Healthcare Gettysburg, 1.85% of Patients had UTIs

This is the percent of patients who sustained a urinary tract infection. UTI's are often associated with poor nursing care. Better nursing care can minimize the number likelihood of residents sustaining infections. Note that this datapoint is sometimes skewed by the fact that nursing homes have different reporting standards for urinary tract infections.

In Transitions Healthcare Gettysburg, 15.28% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This tells you the percent of residents given antipsychotic medications. Antipsychotic drugs are administered to patients for many conditions, including dementia. Tragically, in some cases, high levels of antipsychotic drug use may mean that a facility is using these medications to control patient behavior.

In Transitions Healthcare Gettysburg, 18.78% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This tells you the percentage of patients given antianxiety medications. Antianxiety drugs are administered to patients experiencing anxiety and depression.

In Transitions Healthcare Gettysburg, 3.3% of Patients

This is the percentage of patients who are showing symptoms of depression.

In Transitions Healthcare Gettysburg, 86.27% of Patients

This is the percent of residents that were administered the flu and pneumonia vaccines. Higher vaccination rates should be standard at this point.

In Transitions Healthcare Gettysburg, 15.17% Percentage of Patients

This is the percent of patients that needed additional assistance with activities of daily living over time. Higher levels of needing for assistance with activities of daily living may be a sign of deterioration of a resident's well-being.

In Transitions Healthcare Gettysburg, 17.92% Percentage of Residents

This is a measure of the percent of long-term stay residents who retained mobility levels.

In Transitions Healthcare Gettysburg, 1.44 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

This tells you the number of times residents are hospitalized per thousand days of care. There is generally a correlation between reduced hospitalizations and the overall quality of long-term care.

In Transitions Healthcare Gettysburg, 17.92 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized

This datapoint measures the number of rehospitalizations per thousand days of short-term resident care.

In Transitions Healthcare Gettysburg, 9.68 Percentage of Patients

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

In Transitions Healthcare Gettysburg, 73.03% Percentage of Resident

This metric is a measure of the percent of short-term care residents that saw functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living. Many believe this is a reasonable measure of a facility's rehabilitation services.