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 Kansas Nationwide
Short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 6.5% 17.6% 12.8%
Short-stay residents with pressure ulcers that are new or worsened 5.9% 1.2% 0.9%
Short-stay residents who were assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 30.0% 74.9% 81.8%
Short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 8.9% 78.3% 83.3%
Short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication none 2.2% 1.9%
Short-stay residents who made improvements in function n/a 70.4% 68.0%
Long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 11.6% 15.9% 14.9%
Long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 2.6% 9.2% 5.7%
High risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 6.7% 4.8% 5.6%
Long-stay residents who lose too much weight 12.1% 7.1% 7.0%
Low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder 58.1% 41.1% 48.2%
Long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 4.4% 2.0% 1.8%
Long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 7.1% 4.3% 3.0%
Long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 18.1% 5.7% 4.6%
Long-stay residents who were physically restrained none 0.1% 0.3%
Long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 8.5% 4.9% 3.4%
Long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 90.2% 96.1% 95.2%
Long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 26.1% 93.0% 93.9%
Long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 11.0% 17.4% 15.0%
Long-stay residents whose ability to move independently worsened 12.6% 19.4% 18.2%
Long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 15.2% 23.0% 21.6%

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LEGACY AT HERINGTON