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Nursing Homes in Utah

  • 10th
    National Rank
  • 97
    Nursing Homes
  • 6.64%
    Patients with pressure ulcers
  • 3.42/5
    Average CMS Rating

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Utah Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

Grade: B-plus

In Utah, 6.64% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This figure gauges the percent of long-term residents who have pressure ulcers or bed sores. We bake this statistic into both nursing and long-term care grades.

Minimizes Serious Falls

Grade: B-plus

In Utah, 2.69% of Patients had Serious Falls

This metric is a measure of the percentage of long-term residents that had a fall leading to severe injury. Falls can happen for a variety of reasons, but high rates of falls resulting in injuries could be an indication of lower levels of patient supervision.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

Grade: B

In Utah, 2.67% of Patients had UTIs

This is the percentage of patients who suffered from a urinary tract infection. Urinary tract infections are often caused by nursing homes with worse hygiene protocols. More frequent bathing can minimize the number of UTI's sustained by residents in a nursing home. Note that this statistic is sometimes skewed by the fact that facilities have incongruent reporting standards for these infections.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

Grade: B-plus

In Utah, 13.65% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This indicates the percentage of residents given antipsychotic drugs. Antipsychotic drugs are administered to residents for many medical conditions, such as Alzheimer's or other dementias. Unfortunately, in some situations, increased usage of these drugs may mean a facility is using these drugs to control patient behavior.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

Grade: B

In Utah, 20.42% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

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

Managing Depression Among Residents

Grade: B-minus

In Utah, 11.15% of Patients

This datapoint is a measure of the percent of long-term care patients showing depressive symptoms. Many in the industry believe that this is a reliable measure of resident quality of life.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

Grade: B

In Utah, 82.53% of Patients

Measures the percent of long-term care patients that were given the flu and pneumonia vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be fatal for seniors, making these types of vaccines critical to patient health.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

Grade: B-plus

In Utah, 13.14% of Patients

This tells you the percent of patients who needed increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. High levels of dependence on staff for assistance with activities of daily living could indicate erosion of a patient's well-being.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

Grade: B

In Utah, 15.58% of Residents

This indicates the percent of residents that were able to retain mobility over time. Preserving mobility is usually a good sign for residents' health.

Hospitalizations

Grade: A-minus

In Utah, 1.13 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

This is the number of hospitalizations per thousand days of patient care. There is typically a correlation between keeping patients out of the hospital and the quality of long-term care.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

Grade: B

In Utah, 15.58% of Residents Rehospitalized

This indicates the number of rehospitalizations per thousand days of short-term patient care. There is usually a correlation between reduced hospitalizations and a nursing home's quality of short-term rehabilitation.

Short-term Care: ER Visits

Grade: B

In Utah, 11.59% of Patients

This tells you the number of emergency room visits per thousand days of short-term patient care. There is a correlation between reduced emergency room visits and the overall quality of rehabilitation.

Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement

Grade: B-minus

In Utah, 72.68% of Resident

This is the percent of short-term care patients who saw functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living.

Utah cities

City . Ascending order# of Nursing Homes . No order set# of Dialysis within 10 miles . No order set# of Hospitals within 10 miles . No order setAverage Nursing Home Rating . No order set
American Fork234
Grade: A-minus
Bountiful466
Grade: B-plus
Brigham City201
Grade: B
Cedar City221
Grade: A-minus
Clearfield274
Grade: A-minus
Draper156
Grade: B
Layton174
Grade: A-plus
Lehi110
Grade: B-plus
Logan412
Grade: A
Ogden1083
Grade: B
Orem466
Grade: B-plus
Payson221
Grade: B-plus
Pleasant Grove121
Grade: B-minus
Price211
Grade: B-plus
Provo145
Grade: F
Richfield211
Grade: A
Riverton233
Grade: B-plus
Roy1104
Grade: B-minus
Saint George621
Grade: B-plus
Salt Lake City26910
Grade: B-plus
Sandy188
Grade: F
South Jordan176
Grade: A-plus
Spanish Fork121
Grade: B-plus
Tooele110
Grade: B
West Jordan198
Grade: A-minus