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 Maine Nationwide
Short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 39.9% 20.3% 12.8%
Short-stay residents with pressure ulcers that are new or worsened 0.2% 0.7% 0.9%
Short-stay residents who were assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 99.1% 83.5% 81.8%
Short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 98.3% 80.7% 83.3%
Short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication none 1.5% 1.9%
Short-stay residents who made improvements in function 77.7% 69.9% 68.0%
Long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 15.5% 12.6% 14.9%
Long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 17.8% 10.5% 5.7%
High risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 3.4% 4.1% 5.6%
Long-stay residents who lose too much weight 7.0% 8.1% 7.0%
Low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder 55.8% 62.1% 48.2%
Long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 0.9% 1.6% 1.8%
Long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 2.5% 4.2% 3.0%
Long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 8.8% 7.6% 4.6%
Long-stay residents who were physically restrained none 0.1% 0.3%
Long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 5.5% 4.1% 3.4%
Long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 93.6% 95.7% 95.2%
Long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 100.0% 92.8% 93.9%
Long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 13.7% 17.8% 15.0%
Long-stay residents whose ability to move independently worsened 21.9% 22.7% 18.2%
Long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 20.7% 18.5% 21.6%

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AUGUSTA CENTER FOR HEALTH & REHABILITATION, LLC