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 Delaware Nationwide
Short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 3.9% 11.4% 12.8%
Short-stay residents with pressure ulcers that are new or worsened 0.4% 0.7% 0.9%
Short-stay residents who were assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 92.5% 87.6% 81.8%
Short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 97.2% 88.4% 83.3%
Short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication 4.7% 1.4% 1.9%
Short-stay residents who made improvements in function 67.7% 72.2% 68.0%
Long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 13.7% 14.9% 14.9%
Long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 3.1% 5.5% 5.7%
High risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 1.7% 3.4% 5.6%
Long-stay residents who lose too much weight 3.1% 6.2% 7.0%
Low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder 46.1% 52.2% 48.2%
Long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder none 0.8% 1.8%
Long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 1.5% 3.7% 3.0%
Long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 3.1% 2.3% 4.6%
Long-stay residents who were physically restrained none 0.4% 0.3%
Long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 1.8% 3.6% 3.4%
Long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 98.3% 97.4% 95.2%
Long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 99.7% 97.3% 93.9%
Long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 13.1% 13.8% 15.0%
Long-stay residents whose ability to move independently worsened 17.7% 19.3% 18.2%
Long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 20.8% 22.9% 21.6%

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HILLSIDE CENTER