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 Montana Nationwide
Short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 9.4% 19.3% 12.8%
Short-stay residents with pressure ulcers that are new or worsened 2.1% 1.2% 0.9%
Short-stay residents who were assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 97.0% 75.0% 81.8%
Short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 98.1% 72.7% 83.3%
Short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication 0.3% 1.4% 1.9%
Short-stay residents who made improvements in function 73.7% 71.2% 68.0%
Long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 12.7% 16.8% 14.9%
Long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 3.8% 10.3% 5.7%
High risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 5.8% 5.0% 5.6%
Long-stay residents who lose too much weight 5.2% 7.5% 7.0%
Low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder 49.8% 43.3% 48.2%
Long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 0.5% 2.4% 1.8%
Long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 4.0% 3.7% 3.0%
Long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 0.7% 4.7% 4.6%
Long-stay residents who were physically restrained none 0.2% 0.3%
Long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 3.8% 3.9% 3.4%
Long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 99.1% 94.8% 95.2%
Long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 100.0% 88.5% 93.9%
Long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 11.3% 14.9% 15.0%
Long-stay residents whose ability to move independently worsened 17.7% 18.0% 18.2%
Long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 15.5% 16.8% 21.6%

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