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 n/a 19.3% 12.8%
Short-stay residents with pressure ulcers that are new or worsened none 1.2% 0.9%
Short-stay residents who were assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 92.9% 75.0% 81.8%
Short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 81.5% 72.7% 83.3%
Short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication n/a 1.4% 1.9%
Short-stay residents who made improvements in function n/a 71.2% 68.0%
Long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 23.1% 16.8% 14.9%
Long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 8.5% 10.3% 5.7%
High risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers none 5.0% 5.6%
Long-stay residents who lose too much weight 5.7% 7.5% 7.0%
Low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder 19.2% 43.3% 48.2%
Long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 5.4% 2.4% 1.8%
Long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 1.1% 3.7% 3.0%
Long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms none 4.7% 4.6%
Long-stay residents who were physically restrained 1.1% 0.2% 0.3%
Long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury none 3.9% 3.4%
Long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 100.0% 94.8% 95.2%
Long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 80.7% 88.5% 93.9%
Long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 3.4% 14.9% 15.0%
Long-stay residents whose ability to move independently worsened 31.0% 18.0% 18.2%
Long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 8.0% 16.8% 21.6%

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