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 14.5% 13.1% 12.8%
Short-stay residents with pressure ulcers that are new or worsened 0.7% 0.7% 0.9%
Short-stay residents who were assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 92.7% 81.9% 81.8%
Short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 92.2% 80.1% 83.3%
Short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication 2.8% 1.6% 1.9%
Short-stay residents who made improvements in function 52.7% 62.2% 68.0%
Long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 14.0% 15.0% 14.9%
Long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 1.7% 4.4% 5.7%
High risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 2.5% 4.4% 5.6%
Long-stay residents who lose too much weight 6.4% 5.8% 7.0%
Low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder 51.6% 55.5% 48.2%
Long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 0.7% 1.5% 1.8%
Long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 3.5% 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 0.6% 3.3% 3.4%
Long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 96.6% 95.2% 95.2%
Long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 95.9% 91.9% 93.9%
Long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 11.0% 17.9% 15.0%
Long-stay residents whose ability to move independently worsened 21.9% 17.9% 18.2%
Long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 19.3% 19.7% 21.6%

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PALM SKILLED NRSING CR & CTR FOR REHAB EXCELLENCE