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 25.3% 11.9% 12.8%
Short-stay residents with pressure ulcers that are new or worsened none 0.6% 0.9%
Short-stay residents who were assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 92.9% 82.6% 81.8%
Short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 90.6% 84.6% 83.3%
Short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication 0.7% 2.4% 1.9%
Short-stay residents who made improvements in function 68.7% 62.4% 68.0%
Long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 7.3% 12.9% 14.9%
Long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 6.2% 5.1% 5.7%
High risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 3.4% 5.7% 5.6%
Long-stay residents who lose too much weight 9.7% 8.4% 7.0%
Low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder 59.8% 44.3% 48.2%
Long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 1.0% 1.9% 1.8%
Long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 1.9% 3.3% 3.0%
Long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 10.8% 1.2% 4.6%
Long-stay residents who were physically restrained none 0.8% 0.3%
Long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 3.3% 3.2% 3.4%
Long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 98.3% 94.3% 95.2%
Long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 99.5% 93.5% 93.9%
Long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 29.1% 19.3% 15.0%
Long-stay residents whose ability to move independently worsened 12.5% 15.1% 18.2%
Long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 22.3% 27.7% 21.6%

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EVERGREEN NURSING HOME