This metric measures the percent of long-term care patients who have pressure ulcers. We find that pressure ulcers are a reliable barometer of quality of care.
Percent of Patients with Pressure Ulcers
Lower is Better
This measures the percent of long-term care residents who suffered falls leading to major injury. Falls can happen for a variety of reasons, but high rates of major falls may be an indicator of poor nursing care.
Percent of Patients with Serious Falls
Lower is Better
This tells you the percentage of patients who sustained a urinary tract infection. Urinary tract infections are considered by many in the nursing home industry to be a measure of the quality of nursing care at a nursing home. UTI's are often caused by a facility with lower levels of hygiene. Nevertheless, this datapoint may be skewed for certain nursing homes due to varying reporting standards for UTI's.
Percent of Patients with UTIs
Lower is Better
This tells you the percentage of patients given antipsychotic medications. While antipsychotic drugs may be vital to many patients, it is important to confirm these drugs are being used appropriately. In some cases, increased usage of these drugs may indicate that a facility is using these drugs to subdue residents.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
This is a measure of the percentage of long-term care residents who are prescribed antianxiety drugs. These medications are used to treat residents experiencing depression or anxiety.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
This tells you the percent of patients demonstrating symptoms of depression. Higher levels of depression may indicate lower quality care.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
This is a measure of the percentage of long-term care residents that were administered the pneumonia and flu vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be fatal for seniors, making these vaccines critical to patient care.
Percent of Patients
Higher is Better
This datapoint measures the percentage of long-term care residents that needed increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. Activities of daily living include activities such as moving around and using the bathroom.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
This metric is a measure of the percentage of long-term care patients that retained mobility levels. Some experts would argue that mobility is vital to residents' mental and physical well-being.
Percentage of Residents
Higher is Better
This metric tracks the number of times residents are hospitalized per 1,000 days of patient care.
Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
Lower is Better
This datapoint is a measure of the number of times residents are rehospitalized per 1,000 days of short-term resident care. Keeping residents out of the hospital during rehabilitation is key to restoring the physical well-being of residents.
Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
Lower is Better
Measures the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per thousand days of short-term care. Avoiding emergency medical situations is one way to gauge short-term care.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
This tells you the percentage of short-term residents that saw functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living.
Percentage of Resident
Higher is Better