Quality of Care

  • Short-stay residents are those who spent 100 days or less in a nursing home or residents covered under the Medicare Part A Skilled Nursing Facility benefit
  • Long-stay residents are those who spent over 100 days in a nursing home
Measure Nursing Home Alaska Nationwide
Short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain n/a 33.2% 12.8%
Short-stay residents with pressure ulcers that are new or worsened n/a 1.5% 0.9%
Short-stay residents who were assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine n/a 85.5% 81.8%
Short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine n/a 80.3% 83.3%
Short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication n/a 1.4% 1.9%
Short-stay residents who made improvements in function n/a 67.7% 68.0%
Long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 12.3% 17.5% 14.9%
Long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 18.3% 20.5% 5.7%
High risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers none 3.5% 5.6%
Long-stay residents who lose too much weight 4.9% 7.7% 7.0%
Low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder 75.9% 43.3% 48.2%
Long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 5.4% 1.7% 1.8%
Long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 4.8% 3.3% 3.0%
Long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 26.0% 6.3% 4.6%
Long-stay residents who were physically restrained none 0.5% 0.3%
Long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury none 3.0% 3.4%
Long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 100.0% 98.1% 95.2%
Long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 99.0% 94.4% 93.9%
Long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 18.1% 12.3% 15.0%
Long-stay residents whose ability to move independently worsened 19.8% 20.8% 18.2%
Long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 26.1% 14.9% 21.6%

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SOUTH PENINSULA HOSPITAL LTC