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 Georgia Nationwide
Short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain none 13.4% 12.8%
Short-stay residents with pressure ulcers that are new or worsened 0.5% 0.9% 0.9%
Short-stay residents who were assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 96.5% 80.0% 81.8%
Short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 97.6% 80.9% 83.3%
Short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication 1.5% 2.4% 1.9%
Short-stay residents who made improvements in function 74.2% 65.6% 68.0%
Long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 7.5% 16.3% 14.9%
Long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 0.4% 6.5% 5.7%
High risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 7.4% 6.7% 5.6%
Long-stay residents who lose too much weight 4.6% 7.7% 7.0%
Low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder 27.6% 47.2% 48.2%
Long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 1.7% 1.7% 1.8%
Long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection none 3.8% 3.0%
Long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms none 4.7% 4.6%
Long-stay residents who were physically restrained none 0.3% 0.3%
Long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 1.8% 3.4% 3.4%
Long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 99.7% 94.4% 95.2%
Long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 100.0% 93.8% 93.9%
Long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 11.8% 18.5% 15.0%
Long-stay residents whose ability to move independently worsened 10.4% 18.7% 18.2%
Long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 17.4% 24.4% 21.6%

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DUNWOODY HEALTH AND REHABILITATION CENTER