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 Minnesota Nationwide
Short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 6.3% 19.4% 12.8%
Short-stay residents with pressure ulcers that are new or worsened 1.0% 0.9% 0.9%
Short-stay residents who were assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 84.1% 83.6% 81.8%
Short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 81.0% 86.2% 83.3%
Short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication 0.4% 1.8% 1.9%
Short-stay residents who made improvements in function 79.6% 76.1% 68.0%
Long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 13.6% 14.4% 14.9%
Long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 2.9% 9.3% 5.7%
High risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 6.2% 4.3% 5.6%
Long-stay residents who lose too much weight 7.1% 7.0% 7.0%
Low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder 46.4% 50.2% 48.2%
Long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 8.1% 2.1% 1.8%
Long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 4.7% 2.7% 3.0%
Long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms none 4.3% 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 0.8% 4.1% 3.4%
Long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 98.5% 97.0% 95.2%
Long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 92.1% 96.4% 93.9%
Long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 10.2% 13.3% 15.0%
Long-stay residents whose ability to move independently worsened 18.7% 17.4% 18.2%
Long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication none 11.9% 21.6%

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GOOD SAMARITAN SOCIETY - COMFORCARE