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 Mexico Nationwide
Short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 27.5% 21.0% 12.8%
Short-stay residents with pressure ulcers that are new or worsened 2.6% 0.9% 0.9%
Short-stay residents who were assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 93.4% 71.8% 81.8%
Short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 89.3% 71.0% 83.3%
Short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication 0.8% 2.3% 1.9%
Short-stay residents who made improvements in function 55.6% 62.6% 68.0%
Long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 16.1% 17.6% 14.9%
Long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 8.8% 11.1% 5.7%
High risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 7.7% 6.6% 5.6%
Long-stay residents who lose too much weight 7.4% 7.3% 7.0%
Low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder 46.0% 46.9% 48.2%
Long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 2.0% 2.5% 1.8%
Long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 1.1% 2.7% 3.0%
Long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 16.9% 4.4% 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 3.0% 3.6% 3.4%
Long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 96.2% 91.6% 95.2%
Long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 94.4% 88.3% 93.9%
Long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 12.0% 16.5% 15.0%
Long-stay residents whose ability to move independently worsened 19.8% 19.0% 18.2%
Long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 9.4% 16.4% 21.6%

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