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 32.6% 11.9% 12.8%
Short-stay residents with pressure ulcers that are new or worsened 0.4% 0.6% 0.9%
Short-stay residents who were assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 71.4% 82.6% 81.8%
Short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 65.0% 84.6% 83.3%
Short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication 4.2% 2.4% 1.9%
Short-stay residents who made improvements in function 84.1% 62.4% 68.0%
Long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 21.2% 12.9% 14.9%
Long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 9.5% 5.1% 5.7%
High risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 8.0% 5.7% 5.6%
Long-stay residents who lose too much weight 5.0% 8.4% 7.0%
Low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder 52.7% 44.3% 48.2%
Long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 2.4% 1.9% 1.8%
Long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 2.1% 3.3% 3.0%
Long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 1.4% 1.2% 4.6%
Long-stay residents who were physically restrained 3.8% 0.8% 0.3%
Long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 1.5% 3.2% 3.4%
Long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 86.5% 94.3% 95.2%
Long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 64.7% 93.5% 93.9%
Long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 29.6% 19.3% 15.0%
Long-stay residents whose ability to move independently worsened 10.4% 15.1% 18.2%
Long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 13.5% 27.7% 21.6%

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KENSINGTON HEALTH AND REHABILITATION