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 Louisiana Nationwide
Short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 14.6% 9.7% 12.8%
Short-stay residents with pressure ulcers that are new or worsened 0.9% 1.0% 0.9%
Short-stay residents who were assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 72.6% 79.7% 81.8%
Short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 97.3% 84.4% 83.3%
Short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication 3.0% 2.9% 1.9%
Short-stay residents who made improvements in function 47.2% 61.5% 68.0%
Long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 21.3% 16.3% 14.9%
Long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 3.9% 3.9% 5.7%
High risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 12.3% 7.0% 5.6%
Long-stay residents who lose too much weight 14.7% 7.0% 7.0%
Low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder 44.9% 42.3% 48.2%
Long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 6.6% 1.7% 1.8%
Long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 7.9% 2.9% 3.0%
Long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 0.4% 1.2% 4.6%
Long-stay residents who were physically restrained none 0.6% 0.3%
Long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 3.3% 3.5% 3.4%
Long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 74.5% 95.4% 95.2%
Long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 100.0% 94.6% 93.9%
Long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 17.0% 16.8% 15.0%
Long-stay residents whose ability to move independently worsened 6.2% 16.2% 18.2%
Long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 28.0% 25.4% 21.6%

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AVALON PLACE