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 Jersey Nationwide
Short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 3.8% 5.7% 12.8%
Short-stay residents with pressure ulcers that are new or worsened 0.9% 0.6% 0.9%
Short-stay residents who were assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 82.4% 89.2% 81.8%
Short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 76.3% 89.9% 83.3%
Short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication none 1.2% 1.9%
Short-stay residents who made improvements in function 44.5% 72.3% 68.0%
Long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 9.1% 11.3% 14.9%
Long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 0.3% 2.0% 5.7%
High risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 3.0% 6.1% 5.6%
Long-stay residents who lose too much weight 5.7% 7.0% 7.0%
Low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder 68.0% 40.2% 48.2%
Long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 0.7% 1.4% 1.8%
Long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 1.8% 1.9% 3.0%
Long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms none 1.6% 4.6%
Long-stay residents who were physically restrained none 0.5% 0.3%
Long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 1.3% 2.4% 3.4%
Long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 96.3% 97.4% 95.2%
Long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 96.8% 96.4% 93.9%
Long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 3.9% 10.0% 15.0%
Long-stay residents whose ability to move independently worsened 6.4% 13.6% 18.2%
Long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 19.0% 19.3% 21.6%

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WEDGWOOD GARDENS CARE CENTER