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 Colorado Nationwide
Short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 14.2% 14.3% 12.8%
Short-stay residents with pressure ulcers that are new or worsened 1.8% 0.7% 0.9%
Short-stay residents who were assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 62.9% 75.5% 81.8%
Short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 72.0% 76.7% 83.3%
Short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication 0.7% 1.6% 1.9%
Short-stay residents who made improvements in function 55.0% 68.1% 68.0%
Long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 16.9% 14.8% 14.9%
Long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 14.7% 7.5% 5.7%
High risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 9.0% 4.0% 5.6%
Long-stay residents who lose too much weight 6.7% 7.0% 7.0%
Low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder 27.6% 48.3% 48.2%
Long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 2.7% 1.9% 1.8%
Long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 0.8% 2.3% 3.0%
Long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 0.9% 3.4% 4.6%
Long-stay residents who were physically restrained none 0.2% 0.3%
Long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 3.5% 3.6% 3.4%
Long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 91.4% 94.5% 95.2%
Long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 83.7% 90.1% 93.9%
Long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 16.7% 14.9% 15.0%
Long-stay residents whose ability to move independently worsened 23.4% 16.7% 18.2%
Long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 24.5% 14.3% 21.6%

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APPLEWOOD LIVING CENTER