Fort Washington Estates

In Fort Washington Estates, 0% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This indicates the percentage of residents that sustained a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are skin damage due to remaining in one position for too long.

In Fort Washington Estates, 8.85% of Patients had Serious Falls

This metric tells you the percentage of long-term stay residents who suffered falls which caused major injury. Falls can arise for a variety of reasons, but excessive numbers of falls could be an indicator of lower quality nursing care.

In Fort Washington Estates, 1.79% 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 nursing care . UTI's are often caused by a facility with lower levels of hygiene. However, this datapoint may be skewed for some facilities due to inconsistent reporting standards for infections.

In Fort Washington Estates, 12.39% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This is a measure of the percent of long-term residents receiving antipsychotic drugs. While antipsychotic medications serve an important medical purpose, it is important to confirm these drugs are being used only where medically required. In some cases, high levels of antipsychotic drug use may suggest that a nursing home is using these drugs to subdue residents.

In Fort Washington Estates, 9.28% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This datapoint is an indication of the percent of long-term residents taking antianxiety drugs.

In Fort Washington Estates, 0% of Patients

This metric is a measure of the percentage of long-term stay patients exhibiting symptoms of depression. Many in the industry argue that this is a measure of resident quality of care.

In Fort Washington Estates, 100% of Patients

This metric is a measure of the percentage of long-term stay residents who received the flu and pneumonia vaccines.

In Fort Washington Estates, 15.96% of Patients

This indicates the percent of residents that needed increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. Higher levels of dependence on staff for assistance with activities of daily living could indicate the decline of a patient's health.

In Fort Washington Estates, 11.22% of Residents

This datapoint is a measure of the percent of long-term patients who retained mobility levels.

In Fort Washington Estates, 0.01 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

Measures the number of hospitalizations per thousand days of patient care.

In Fort Washington Estates, 11.22% of Residents Rehospitalized

This indicates the number of times residents are rehospitalized per thousand days of short-term patient care. There is typically a correlation between having fewer hospitalizations and a nursing home's quality of short-term rehabilitation.

In Fort Washington Estates, 4.9% of Patients

This indicates the number of emergency room visits per thousand days of short-term patient care. There is generally a correlation between keeping patients out of the emergency room and the overall quality of rehabilitation.

In Fort Washington Estates, 87.56% of Resident

This tells you the percentage of short-term residents who saw functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living.