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 Kentucky Nationwide
Short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain n/a 14.5% 12.8%
Short-stay residents with pressure ulcers that are new or worsened 4.9% 1.1% 0.9%
Short-stay residents who were assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 88.2% 84.7% 81.8%
Short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 76.0% 85.7% 83.3%
Short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication n/a 2.4% 1.9%
Short-stay residents who made improvements in function n/a 63.3% 68.0%
Long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 10.4% 16.6% 14.9%
Long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 8.2% 6.5% 5.7%
High risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 5.0% 6.0% 5.6%
Long-stay residents who lose too much weight 9.1% 7.6% 7.0%
Low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder 70.5% 49.3% 48.2%
Long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 2.8% 1.8% 1.8%
Long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 3.5% 3.6% 3.0%
Long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms none 2.5% 4.6%
Long-stay residents who were physically restrained 3.9% 0.8% 0.3%
Long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 3.9% 3.8% 3.4%
Long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 97.2% 95.5% 95.2%
Long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 97.1% 95.0% 93.9%
Long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 22.2% 17.7% 15.0%
Long-stay residents whose ability to move independently worsened 23.2% 21.7% 18.2%
Long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 24.9% 29.9% 21.6%

View details for
AUBURN HEALTH CARE