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 8.6% 18.9% 12.8%
Short-stay residents with pressure ulcers that are new or worsened 3.3% 1.2% 0.9%
Short-stay residents who were assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 71.4% 84.5% 81.8%
Short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 71.2% 90.2% 83.3%
Short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication none 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 6.9% 16.1% 14.9%
Long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 8.9% 9.5% 5.7%
High risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 6.6% 3.9% 5.6%
Long-stay residents who lose too much weight 13.0% 6.3% 7.0%
Low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder 46.5% 45.1% 48.2%
Long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 0.6% 1.9% 1.8%
Long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection none 2.8% 3.0%
Long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 2.3% 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 3.6% 5.1% 3.4%
Long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 94.7% 98.2% 95.2%
Long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 95.7% 97.1% 93.9%
Long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 20.5% 17.7% 15.0%
Long-stay residents whose ability to move independently worsened 14.1% 17.2% 18.2%
Long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 16.8% 19.2% 21.6%

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GOOD SAMARITAN SOCIETY - LAKOTA