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 5.1% 10.5% 12.8%
Short-stay residents with pressure ulcers that are new or worsened 1.0% 0.6% 0.9%
Short-stay residents who were assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 93.9% 82.7% 81.8%
Short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 93.6% 85.2% 83.3%
Short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication 1.7% 2.0% 1.9%
Short-stay residents who made improvements in function 57.3% 66.9% 68.0%
Long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 4.3% 16.1% 14.9%
Long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain none 4.5% 5.7%
High risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 14.5% 5.3% 5.6%
Long-stay residents who lose too much weight 5.8% 7.8% 7.0%
Low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder 50.0% 55.1% 48.2%
Long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 5.0% 2.0% 1.8%
Long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 11.6% 3.6% 3.0%
Long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 1.5% 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 1.4% 3.5% 3.4%
Long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 85.1% 94.1% 95.2%
Long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 93.0% 92.9% 93.9%
Long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 22.5% 15.9% 15.0%
Long-stay residents whose ability to move independently worsened 19.3% 21.7% 18.2%
Long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 39.4% 34.7% 21.6%

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LIFE CARE CENTER OF OOLTEWAH