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 Nebraska Nationwide
Short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 11.0% 18.2% 12.8%
Short-stay residents with pressure ulcers that are new or worsened 0.5% 1.4% 0.9%
Short-stay residents who were assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 74.9% 82.4% 81.8%
Short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 73.7% 84.0% 83.3%
Short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication 3.5% 2.2% 1.9%
Short-stay residents who made improvements in function 69.5% 75.5% 68.0%
Long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 10.6% 15.3% 14.9%
Long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 1.9% 9.4% 5.7%
High risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 5.7% 4.0% 5.6%
Long-stay residents who lose too much weight 4.3% 7.3% 7.0%
Low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder 58.9% 47.8% 48.2%
Long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 2.0% 2.7% 1.8%
Long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 10.8% 4.1% 3.0%
Long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 9.3% 4.2% 4.6%
Long-stay residents who were physically restrained none 0.2% 0.3%
Long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 3.4% 4.3% 3.4%
Long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 92.6% 97.3% 95.2%
Long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 70.3% 93.2% 93.9%
Long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 8.6% 17.8% 15.0%
Long-stay residents whose ability to move independently worsened 13.1% 19.5% 18.2%
Long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 9.7% 20.5% 21.6%

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LIFE CARE CENTER OF ELKHORN