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 Dakota Nationwide
Short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 24.7% 18.9% 12.8%
Short-stay residents with pressure ulcers that are new or worsened 1.0% 1.2% 0.9%
Short-stay residents who were assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 96.1% 84.5% 81.8%
Short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 95.7% 90.2% 83.3%
Short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication 4.7% 1.7% 1.9%
Short-stay residents who made improvements in function 88.3% 79.6% 68.0%
Long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 20.0% 16.1% 14.9%
Long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 11.3% 9.5% 5.7%
High risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 5.4% 3.9% 5.6%
Long-stay residents who lose too much weight 6.3% 6.3% 7.0%
Low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder 36.2% 45.1% 48.2%
Long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 0.3% 1.9% 1.8%
Long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 2.0% 2.8% 3.0%
Long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 5.6% 4.9% 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 4.7% 5.1% 3.4%
Long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 98.6% 98.2% 95.2%
Long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 100.0% 97.1% 93.9%
Long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 12.6% 17.7% 15.0%
Long-stay residents whose ability to move independently worsened 13.7% 17.2% 18.2%
Long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 15.7% 19.2% 21.6%

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LUTHERAN HOME OF THE GOOD SHEPHERD