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 Mississippi Nationwide
Short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 3.4% 14.2% 12.8%
Short-stay residents with pressure ulcers that are new or worsened 6.0% 1.0% 0.9%
Short-stay residents who were assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 59.6% 86.4% 81.8%
Short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 51.6% 89.4% 83.3%
Short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication 5.1% 2.5% 1.9%
Short-stay residents who made improvements in function 71.2% 65.4% 68.0%
Long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 25.7% 16.4% 14.9%
Long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 1.3% 7.7% 5.7%
High risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 11.1% 7.3% 5.6%
Long-stay residents who lose too much weight 6.8% 7.8% 7.0%
Low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder 38.6% 49.3% 48.2%
Long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 1.5% 1.9% 1.8%
Long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection none 3.3% 3.0%
Long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 1.4% 1.2% 4.6%
Long-stay residents who were physically restrained none 1.2% 0.3%
Long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 3.9% 3.0% 3.4%
Long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 97.5% 97.3% 95.2%
Long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 93.5% 97.7% 93.9%
Long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 22.8% 18.5% 15.0%
Long-stay residents whose ability to move independently worsened 32.3% 18.2% 18.2%
Long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 19.7% 25.2% 21.6%

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AURORA HEALTH AND REHABILITATION