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 8.6% 13.1% 12.8%
Short-stay residents with pressure ulcers that are new or worsened 1.4% 0.7% 0.9%
Short-stay residents who were assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 74.4% 81.9% 81.8%
Short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 69.0% 80.1% 83.3%
Short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication 1.4% 1.6% 1.9%
Short-stay residents who made improvements in function 30.7% 62.2% 68.0%
Long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 17.4% 15.0% 14.9%
Long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 0.5% 4.4% 5.7%
High risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 5.8% 4.4% 5.6%
Long-stay residents who lose too much weight 5.9% 5.8% 7.0%
Low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder 60.0% 55.5% 48.2%
Long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 0.6% 1.5% 1.8%
Long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 5.0% 3.0% 3.0%
Long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 1.4% 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 4.9% 3.3% 3.4%
Long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 95.8% 95.2% 95.2%
Long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 99.6% 91.9% 93.9%
Long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 8.0% 17.9% 15.0%
Long-stay residents whose ability to move independently worsened 27.4% 17.9% 18.2%
Long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 5.2% 19.7% 21.6%

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SKILLED NURSING FACILITY AT NORTH HILL (THE)