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 Washington, DC Nationwide
Short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 0.8% 5.5% 12.8%
Short-stay residents with pressure ulcers that are new or worsened none 0.5% 0.9%
Short-stay residents who were assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 89.4% 78.5% 81.8%
Short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 96.5% 72.9% 83.3%
Short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication 0.4% 2.1% 1.9%
Short-stay residents who made improvements in function 80.3% 64.1% 68.0%
Long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 34.6% 16.2% 14.9%
Long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain none 0.9% 5.7%
High risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 3.6% 10.6% 5.6%
Long-stay residents who lose too much weight 3.3% 5.7% 7.0%
Low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder n/a 66.3% 48.2%
Long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 1.1% 1.3% 1.8%
Long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection none 2.5% 3.0%
Long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms none 0.8% 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 none 1.1% 3.4%
Long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 97.6% 95.6% 95.2%
Long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 100.0% 88.4% 93.9%
Long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 3.2% 11.0% 15.0%
Long-stay residents whose ability to move independently worsened n/a 18.5% 18.2%
Long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 3.2% 13.0% 21.6%

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HEALTH & REHABILITATION CENTER AT THOMAS CIRCLE