KINDRED HOSPITAL CENTRAL OHIO
MANSFIELD, OH

Pressure ulcers can be painful and cause other complications, like infections. Long-term care hospitals can help to prevent or treat pressure ulcers by frequently changing the patient's position, providing proper nutrition, and using specialized beds to reduce pressure on the skin. Some patients may get pressure ulcers even when the long-term care hospital provides good preventive care.

A catheter is a drainage tube that's inserted into a patient's bladder through the urethra and is left in place to collect urine. When not put in correctly, or kept clean, or when left in place for long periods of time, catheters can become an easy way for germs to enter the body and cause serious infections in the urinary tract. These infections are called catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTIs). CAUTIs may be prevented when long-term care hospitals use infection control steps recommended by CDC.

A central line is a narrow tube inserted into a large blood vessel to give important medical treatment. When not put in correctly or not kept clean, central lines can become an easy way for germs to enter the body and cause serious infections in the blood. These infections are called central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSIs). CLABSIs may be preventable when long-term care hospitals use infection control steps recommended by CDC.

Clostridium difficile (C. diff.) is a type of bacteria that causes inflammation of the colon. C. diff. infection can cause severe diarrhea, fever, appetite loss, nausea, and abdominal pain. Most cases of C. diff. infection occur in patients taking antibiotics. C. diff. infections may be prevented or stopped from spreading to other patients when long-term care hospitals use infection control steps recommended by CDC.

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is a type of bacteria that's resistant to certain antibiotics. MRSA infections can cause severe problems including bloodstream infections, pneumonia, and surgical site infections. Long-term care hospitals can reduce or eliminate MRSA infections by using guidelines recommended by CDC.

Influenza or the "flu", is a respiratory illness that's caused by flu viruses and easily spreads from person to person. The flu can cause serious complications, including death. To reduce the spread of the flu within a long-term care hospital, it's recommended that all healthcare workers get the flu vaccine ("flu shot") each year.

Influenza or the "flu", is associated with complications, related infections, and even death among high-risk adults and the elderly. The flu vaccination ("flu shot") is an important step one part of an approach for preventing the spread of influenza.

This shows whether patients who were discharged from a long-term care hospital stay were hospitalized again within 30 days – either to the same hospital or to a different hospital. They may have been readmitted for a condition that may or may not be related to their recent long-term care hospital stay. A long-term care hospital can reduce the number of readmissions by doing its best to prevent complications, providing clear discharge instructions to patients, and helping ensure patients make a smooth transition to another setting.