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 Alabama Nationwide
Short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 29.2% 11.9% 12.8%
Short-stay residents with pressure ulcers that are new or worsened 2.5% 0.6% 0.9%
Short-stay residents who were assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 72.5% 82.6% 81.8%
Short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 100.0% 84.6% 83.3%
Short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication 2.4% 2.4% 1.9%
Short-stay residents who made improvements in function 53.1% 62.4% 68.0%
Long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 5.2% 12.9% 14.9%
Long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 12.8% 5.1% 5.7%
High risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 3.3% 5.7% 5.6%
Long-stay residents who lose too much weight 11.5% 8.4% 7.0%
Low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder 32.1% 44.3% 48.2%
Long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 5.1% 1.9% 1.8%
Long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 2.6% 3.3% 3.0%
Long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 1.3% 1.2% 4.6%
Long-stay residents who were physically restrained 0.3% 0.8% 0.3%
Long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 6.7% 3.2% 3.4%
Long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 97.6% 94.3% 95.2%
Long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 100.0% 93.5% 93.9%
Long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 22.2% 19.3% 15.0%
Long-stay residents whose ability to move independently worsened 8.0% 15.1% 18.2%
Long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 29.8% 27.7% 21.6%

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WEST GATE VILLAGE