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 York Nationwide
Short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain none 8.6% 12.8%
Short-stay residents with pressure ulcers that are new or worsened 0.4% 0.8% 0.9%
Short-stay residents who were assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 95.5% 82.6% 81.8%
Short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 93.6% 80.4% 83.3%
Short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication 0.9% 1.6% 1.9%
Short-stay residents who made improvements in function 67.9% 69.4% 68.0%
Long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 11.0% 13.5% 14.9%
Long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain none 3.4% 5.7%
High risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 4.5% 6.8% 5.6%
Long-stay residents who lose too much weight 7.6% 6.5% 7.0%
Low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder 87.3% 53.1% 48.2%
Long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 0.3% 1.3% 1.8%
Long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 0.4% 2.5% 3.0%
Long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms none 6.3% 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 1.8% 2.9% 3.4%
Long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 96.8% 96.8% 95.2%
Long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 98.4% 94.5% 93.9%
Long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 4.3% 11.7% 15.0%
Long-stay residents whose ability to move independently worsened 26.4% 16.4% 18.2%
Long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 8.8% 14.5% 21.6%

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BENSONHURST CENTER FOR REHAB AND HEALTHCARE