Piedmont Augusta Extended Care Westwood

In Piedmont Augusta Extended Care Westwood, 6.07% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This statistic gauges the percent of long-term stay patients who suffer from pressure ulcers . We bake this statistic into both nursing and long-term care grades.

In Piedmont Augusta Extended Care Westwood, 1.68% of Patients had Serious Falls

This datapoint measures the percent of long-term care patients that experienced a fall which resulted in major injury. We use this statistic in calculating nursing scores.

In Piedmont Augusta Extended Care Westwood, 2.31% of Patients had UTIs

This is the percentage of patients that suffered from a urinary tract infection. Urinary tract infections are considered by many in the nursing home industry to be a barometer of the quality of nursing care at a nursing home. UTI's are often caused by worse hygiene protocols. Nevertheless, this datapoint may be skewed for certain nursing homes due to different reporting standards for UTI's.

In Piedmont Augusta Extended Care Westwood, 12.2% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This figure tells you the percentage of long-term stay patients taking antipsychotic drugs. While antipsychotic drugs serve an important medical purpose, it is important to confirm these medications are being used only where medically required. In some cases, high levels of antipsychotic drug use may mean a nursing home is using these drugs to subdue residents.

In Piedmont Augusta Extended Care Westwood, 13.38% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This metric gauges the percent of long-term care patients receiving antianxiety drugs.

In Piedmont Augusta Extended Care Westwood, 1.02% of Patients

This metric measures the percent of long-term care patients demonstrating depressive symptoms.

In Piedmont Augusta Extended Care Westwood, 87.23% of Patients

This tells you the percent of patients who received the flu and pneumonia vaccines. High vaccination rates should be standard at this point.

In Piedmont Augusta Extended Care Westwood, 9.86% of Patients

This metric measures the percent of long-term stay residents that required more assistance with activities of daily living over time. ADL's include activities such as moving around and eating.

In Piedmont Augusta Extended Care Westwood, 11.82% of Residents

This indicates the percentage of residents that retained mobility levels over time. Retaining mobility is usually a great sign for residents' well-being.

In Piedmont Augusta Extended Care Westwood, 0.02 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

This tells you the number of hospitalizations per 1,000 days of patient care. There is a correlation between keeping patients out of the hospital and the overall quality of long-term care.

In Piedmont Augusta Extended Care Westwood, 11.82% of Residents Rehospitalized

This indicates the number of rehospitalizations per 1,000 days of short-term patient care. There is typically a correlation between reduced hospitalizations and a nursing homes short-term rehabilitation performance.

In Piedmont Augusta Extended Care Westwood, 2.65% of Patients

This datapoint is a measure of the number of emergency room visits per thousand days of short-term patient care.

In Piedmont Augusta Extended Care Westwood, 80.94% of Resident

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