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 Massachusetts Nationwide
Short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 3.4% 13.1% 12.8%
Short-stay residents with pressure ulcers that are new or worsened none 0.7% 0.9%
Short-stay residents who were assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 42.1% 81.9% 81.8%
Short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 35.5% 80.1% 83.3%
Short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication n/a 1.6% 1.9%
Short-stay residents who made improvements in function n/a 62.2% 68.0%
Long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 8.9% 15.0% 14.9%
Long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 3.8% 4.4% 5.7%
High risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 4.5% 4.4% 5.6%
Long-stay residents who lose too much weight 3.9% 5.8% 7.0%
Low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder 31.4% 55.5% 48.2%
Long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder none 1.5% 1.8%
Long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 0.5% 3.0% 3.0%
Long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms none 2.0% 4.6%
Long-stay residents who were physically restrained none 0.5% 0.3%
Long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 1.7% 3.3% 3.4%
Long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 94.5% 95.2% 95.2%
Long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 80.2% 91.9% 93.9%
Long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 51.7% 17.9% 15.0%
Long-stay residents whose ability to move independently worsened 6.8% 17.9% 18.2%
Long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 34.2% 19.7% 21.6%

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