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 none 11.9% 12.8%
Short-stay residents with pressure ulcers that are new or worsened 0.8% 0.6% 0.9%
Short-stay residents who were assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 59.1% 82.6% 81.8%
Short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 44.8% 84.6% 83.3%
Short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication 0.9% 2.4% 1.9%
Short-stay residents who made improvements in function 70.6% 62.4% 68.0%
Long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 7.7% 12.9% 14.9%
Long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain none 5.1% 5.7%
High risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 7.9% 5.7% 5.6%
Long-stay residents who lose too much weight 13.4% 8.4% 7.0%
Low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder 50.0% 44.3% 48.2%
Long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 2.5% 1.9% 1.8%
Long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 4.2% 3.3% 3.0%
Long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 0.9% 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 1.7% 3.2% 3.4%
Long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 96.4% 94.3% 95.2%
Long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 81.6% 93.5% 93.9%
Long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 26.3% 19.3% 15.0%
Long-stay residents whose ability to move independently worsened 3.1% 15.1% 18.2%
Long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 19.7% 27.7% 21.6%

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ALLEN HEALTH AND REHABILITATION