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 South Dakota Nationwide
Short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 25.8% 16.2% 12.8%
Short-stay residents with pressure ulcers that are new or worsened none 1.8% 0.9%
Short-stay residents who were assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 70.0% 80.7% 81.8%
Short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 93.8% 83.2% 83.3%
Short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication none 2.0% 1.9%
Short-stay residents who made improvements in function 84.6% 78.3% 68.0%
Long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 16.5% 16.1% 14.9%
Long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 13.3% 8.4% 5.7%
High risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 3.0% 4.6% 5.6%
Long-stay residents who lose too much weight 5.8% 6.7% 7.0%
Low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder 54.2% 46.1% 48.2%
Long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 7.1% 2.4% 1.8%
Long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 5.0% 3.6% 3.0%
Long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 6.0% 4.2% 4.6%
Long-stay residents who were physically restrained none 0.3% 0.3%
Long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 6.5% 5.3% 3.4%
Long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 94.6% 97.4% 95.2%
Long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 100.0% 94.5% 93.9%
Long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 12.5% 16.3% 15.0%
Long-stay residents whose ability to move independently worsened 29.1% 19.3% 18.2%
Long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 11.9% 16.6% 21.6%

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