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 Rhode Island Nationwide
Short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 8.3% 16.5% 12.8%
Short-stay residents with pressure ulcers that are new or worsened none 1.0% 0.9%
Short-stay residents who were assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 100.0% 83.8% 81.8%
Short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 93.5% 84.9% 83.3%
Short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication n/a 1.4% 1.9%
Short-stay residents who made improvements in function n/a 74.2% 68.0%
Long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 12.1% 14.7% 14.9%
Long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 3.6% 5.2% 5.7%
High risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 3.4% 4.5% 5.6%
Long-stay residents who lose too much weight 10.0% 6.7% 7.0%
Low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder 26.2% 45.3% 48.2%
Long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder none 1.0% 1.8%
Long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 3.1% 2.9% 3.0%
Long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms none 2.4% 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 6.9% 4.1% 3.4%
Long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 100.0% 96.7% 95.2%
Long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 100.0% 96.4% 93.9%
Long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 3.7% 16.1% 15.0%
Long-stay residents whose ability to move independently worsened 22.2% 19.0% 18.2%
Long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 11.8% 15.3% 21.6%

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BALLOU HOME FOR THE AGED