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 n/a 18.9% 12.8%
Short-stay residents with pressure ulcers that are new or worsened n/a 1.2% 0.9%
Short-stay residents who were assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine n/a 84.5% 81.8%
Short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine n/a 90.2% 83.3%
Short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication n/a 1.7% 1.9%
Short-stay residents who made improvements in function n/a 79.6% 68.0%
Long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 22.6% 16.1% 14.9%
Long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 1.8% 9.5% 5.7%
High risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 4.7% 3.9% 5.6%
Long-stay residents who lose too much weight 2.8% 6.3% 7.0%
Low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder 26.2% 45.1% 48.2%
Long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 1.2% 1.9% 1.8%
Long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 1.4% 2.8% 3.0%
Long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 13.2% 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 3.4% 5.1% 3.4%
Long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 100.0% 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 20.6% 17.7% 15.0%
Long-stay residents whose ability to move independently worsened 17.5% 17.2% 18.2%
Long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 8.2% 19.2% 21.6%

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ASHLEY MEDICAL CENTER NURSING HOME