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 Connecticut 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 none 0.7% 0.9%
Short-stay residents who were assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 97.0% 80.0% 81.8%
Short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 99.1% 79.6% 83.3%
Short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication 1.3% 1.5% 1.9%
Short-stay residents who made improvements in function 82.2% 69.1% 68.0%
Long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 12.6% 14.8% 14.9%
Long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 1.8% 4.3% 5.7%
High risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 2.5% 4.1% 5.6%
Long-stay residents who lose too much weight 3.7% 7.0% 7.0%
Low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder 39.6% 44.6% 48.2%
Long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder none 1.1% 1.8%
Long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 0.3% 2.4% 3.0%
Long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 3.5% 1.4% 4.6%
Long-stay residents who were physically restrained none 0.1% 0.3%
Long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 8.0% 3.3% 3.4%
Long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 100.0% 95.1% 95.2%
Long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 99.7% 93.5% 93.9%
Long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 17.2% 16.1% 15.0%
Long-stay residents whose ability to move independently worsened 13.4% 18.2% 18.2%
Long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 10.4% 20.4% 21.6%

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ST JOSEPHS LIVING CENTER