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 Iowa Nationwide
Short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 11.6% 15.6% 12.8%
Short-stay residents with pressure ulcers that are new or worsened 1.9% 1.2% 0.9%
Short-stay residents who were assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 64.3% 81.0% 81.8%
Short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 97.9% 86.6% 83.3%
Short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication none 1.5% 1.9%
Short-stay residents who made improvements in function n/a 77.9% 68.0%
Long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 24.5% 16.3% 14.9%
Long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 3.6% 7.1% 5.7%
High risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 6.4% 4.2% 5.6%
Long-stay residents who lose too much weight 13.9% 6.7% 7.0%
Low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder 59.7% 43.1% 48.2%
Long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 1.5% 2.5% 1.8%
Long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 3.3% 3.8% 3.0%
Long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 11.5% 4.5% 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 0.8% 3.7% 3.4%
Long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 95.9% 96.9% 95.2%
Long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 99.2% 95.4% 93.9%
Long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 8.4% 14.7% 15.0%
Long-stay residents whose ability to move independently worsened 32.7% 19.2% 18.2%
Long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 13.5% 20.0% 21.6%

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