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 Maryland Nationwide
Short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 9.2% 11.2% 12.8%
Short-stay residents with pressure ulcers that are new or worsened 1.2% 0.8% 0.9%
Short-stay residents who were assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 86.7% 84.6% 81.8%
Short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 97.4% 83.6% 83.3%
Short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication 1.4% 1.7% 1.9%
Short-stay residents who made improvements in function 52.4% 68.0% 68.0%
Long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 14.5% 17.8% 14.9%
Long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain none 4.5% 5.7%
High risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 3.9% 6.8% 5.6%
Long-stay residents who lose too much weight 5.4% 6.0% 7.0%
Low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder 60.5% 61.6% 48.2%
Long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 2.0% 1.4% 1.8%
Long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 4.2% 2.7% 3.0%
Long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms none 3.6% 4.6%
Long-stay residents who were physically restrained 0.8% 0.3% 0.3%
Long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 2.5% 2.7% 3.4%
Long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 95.3% 96.5% 95.2%
Long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 99.4% 94.0% 93.9%
Long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 7.0% 12.6% 15.0%
Long-stay residents whose ability to move independently worsened 18.7% 22.8% 18.2%
Long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 20.6% 16.9% 21.6%

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BERLIN NURSING AND REHABILITATION CENTER