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 California Nationwide
Short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 9.4% 6.8% 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 75.0% 86.6% 81.8%
Short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 65.7% 88.5% 83.3%
Short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication 2.3% 1.5% 1.9%
Short-stay residents who made improvements in function 87.3% 69.0% 68.0%
Long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 11.8% 10.3% 14.9%
Long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 3.3% 2.8% 5.7%
High risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 14.5% 5.5% 5.6%
Long-stay residents who lose too much weight 9.9% 5.7% 7.0%
Low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder 30.8% 43.3% 48.2%
Long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 5.1% 2.0% 1.8%
Long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 1.2% 2.1% 3.0%
Long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 2.0% 0.7% 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 2.4% 1.8% 3.4%
Long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 97.7% 96.0% 95.2%
Long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 95.2% 96.7% 93.9%
Long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 8.2% 11.2% 15.0%
Long-stay residents whose ability to move independently worsened 18.4% 15.0% 18.2%
Long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 11.9% 17.3% 21.6%

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GOLDEN LIVING CENTER- REEDLEY