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 Illinois Nationwide
Short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 5.7% 10.3% 12.8%
Short-stay residents with pressure ulcers that are new or worsened 1.1% 1.2% 0.9%
Short-stay residents who were assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 60.7% 73.0% 81.8%
Short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 62.7% 74.6% 83.3%
Short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication none 2.2% 1.9%
Short-stay residents who made improvements in function 71.0% 65.1% 68.0%
Long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 20.6% 14.0% 14.9%
Long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 0.8% 4.1% 5.7%
High risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers none 5.9% 5.6%
Long-stay residents who lose too much weight 3.9% 7.7% 7.0%
Low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder 12.9% 45.6% 48.2%
Long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder none 2.1% 1.8%
Long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 0.6% 3.2% 3.0%
Long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 54.0% 18.9% 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 0.3% 3.4% 3.4%
Long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 96.4% 92.7% 95.2%
Long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 97.5% 90.0% 93.9%
Long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 35.7% 19.0% 15.0%
Long-stay residents whose ability to move independently worsened 18.8% 16.9% 18.2%
Long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 24.9% 20.8% 21.6%

View details for
LAKEFRONT NURSING & REHAB CTR