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 41.8% 14.5% 12.8%
Short-stay residents with pressure ulcers that are new or worsened none 1.1% 0.9%
Short-stay residents who were assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 89.6% 84.7% 81.8%
Short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 88.5% 85.7% 83.3%
Short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication 1.4% 2.4% 1.9%
Short-stay residents who made improvements in function 71.8% 63.3% 68.0%
Long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 24.4% 16.6% 14.9%
Long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 14.9% 6.5% 5.7%
High risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 4.4% 6.0% 5.6%
Long-stay residents who lose too much weight 6.5% 7.6% 7.0%
Low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder 52.7% 49.3% 48.2%
Long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder none 1.8% 1.8%
Long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 2.6% 3.6% 3.0%
Long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 19.6% 2.5% 4.6%
Long-stay residents who were physically restrained none 0.8% 0.3%
Long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 0.9% 3.8% 3.4%
Long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 96.5% 95.5% 95.2%
Long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 72.3% 95.0% 93.9%
Long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 14.2% 17.7% 15.0%
Long-stay residents whose ability to move independently worsened 39.3% 21.7% 18.2%
Long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 16.0% 29.9% 21.6%

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SYCAMORE HEIGHTS HEALTH AND REHABILITATION