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 Tennessee Nationwide
Short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 5.3% 10.5% 12.8%
Short-stay residents with pressure ulcers that are new or worsened 2.9% 0.6% 0.9%
Short-stay residents who were assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 68.3% 82.7% 81.8%
Short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 71.3% 85.2% 83.3%
Short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication 8.6% 2.0% 1.9%
Short-stay residents who made improvements in function n/a 66.9% 68.0%
Long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 17.5% 16.1% 14.9%
Long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 4.7% 4.5% 5.7%
High risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 10.1% 5.3% 5.6%
Long-stay residents who lose too much weight 2.4% 7.8% 7.0%
Low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder 62.7% 55.1% 48.2%
Long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 1.7% 2.0% 1.8%
Long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 7.2% 3.6% 3.0%
Long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 1.3% 2.3% 4.6%
Long-stay residents who were physically restrained none 0.7% 0.3%
Long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 2.4% 3.5% 3.4%
Long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 90.0% 94.1% 95.2%
Long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 91.0% 92.9% 93.9%
Long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 40.7% 15.9% 15.0%
Long-stay residents whose ability to move independently worsened 33.0% 21.7% 18.2%
Long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 40.1% 34.7% 21.6%

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PALMYRA HEALTH AND REHABILITATION