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 New Hampshire Nationwide
Short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 8.4% 14.9% 12.8%
Short-stay residents with pressure ulcers that are new or worsened 0.3% 1.0% 0.9%
Short-stay residents who were assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 94.0% 89.4% 81.8%
Short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 92.3% 87.7% 83.3%
Short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication 2.0% 1.2% 1.9%
Short-stay residents who made improvements in function 61.1% 73.7% 68.0%
Long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 17.0% 18.1% 14.9%
Long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 4.0% 7.1% 5.7%
High risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 6.7% 4.3% 5.6%
Long-stay residents who lose too much weight 6.6% 7.6% 7.0%
Low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder 21.9% 47.7% 48.2%
Long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder none 1.5% 1.8%
Long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 1.9% 2.6% 3.0%
Long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 0.4% 3.4% 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 2.6% 4.6% 3.4%
Long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 97.3% 98.3% 95.2%
Long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 99.6% 97.8% 93.9%
Long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 15.4% 14.4% 15.0%
Long-stay residents whose ability to move independently worsened 22.4% 20.5% 18.2%
Long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 12.3% 19.5% 21.6%

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WESTWOOD CENTER