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 North Carolina Nationwide
Short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 26.2% 12.9% 12.8%
Short-stay residents with pressure ulcers that are new or worsened none 1.1% 0.9%
Short-stay residents who were assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 88.2% 82.9% 81.8%
Short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 95.1% 84.7% 83.3%
Short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication 1.3% 1.7% 1.9%
Short-stay residents who made improvements in function 46.4% 66.6% 68.0%
Long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased n/a 18.4% 14.9%
Long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain n/a 6.2% 5.7%
High risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers n/a 7.6% 5.6%
Long-stay residents who lose too much weight n/a 8.4% 7.0%
Low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder n/a 56.6% 48.2%
Long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder n/a 1.6% 1.8%
Long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection n/a 3.7% 3.0%
Long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms n/a 1.9% 4.6%
Long-stay residents who were physically restrained n/a 0.2% 0.3%
Long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury n/a 3.6% 3.4%
Long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine n/a 94.6% 95.2%
Long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine n/a 92.9% 93.9%
Long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication n/a 12.5% 15.0%
Long-stay residents whose ability to move independently worsened n/a 23.7% 18.2%
Long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication n/a 26.9% 21.6%

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WILKES REGIONAL MEDICAL CTR SN