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 Idaho Nationwide
Short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 35.4% 18.2% 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 86.4% 84.5% 81.8%
Short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 91.7% 87.3% 83.3%
Short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication 2.7% 1.7% 1.9%
Short-stay residents who made improvements in function 78.4% 69.9% 68.0%
Long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 13.9% 14.2% 14.9%
Long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 29.9% 10.5% 5.7%
High risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 3.8% 3.8% 5.6%
Long-stay residents who lose too much weight 4.9% 5.5% 7.0%
Low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder 47.1% 47.7% 48.2%
Long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 2.6% 2.1% 1.8%
Long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 4.9% 3.0% 3.0%
Long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 24.2% 4.5% 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 3.4% 3.0% 3.4%
Long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 97.1% 96.4% 95.2%
Long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 99.5% 93.5% 93.9%
Long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 12.9% 18.0% 15.0%
Long-stay residents whose ability to move independently worsened 19.8% 18.2% 18.2%
Long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 22.3% 19.7% 21.6%

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IDAHO STATE VETERANS HOME - POCATELLO