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 Utah Nationwide
Short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 21.8% 15.3% 12.8%
Short-stay residents with pressure ulcers that are new or worsened 0.9% 0.8% 0.9%
Short-stay residents who were assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 71.3% 88.2% 81.8%
Short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 55.9% 91.4% 83.3%
Short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication 2.0% 1.5% 1.9%
Short-stay residents who made improvements in function 69.1% 63.8% 68.0%
Long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 13.8% 12.5% 14.9%
Long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 15.1% 8.5% 5.7%
High risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 7.6% 4.5% 5.6%
Long-stay residents who lose too much weight 9.4% 5.5% 7.0%
Low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder 48.8% 49.3% 48.2%
Long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 2.8% 1.9% 1.8%
Long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 4.3% 3.6% 3.0%
Long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 5.8% 7.2% 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 1.9% 3.5% 3.4%
Long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 95.7% 95.2% 95.2%
Long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 84.9% 96.7% 93.9%
Long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 8.5% 15.4% 15.0%
Long-stay residents whose ability to move independently worsened 22.4% 16.0% 18.2%
Long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 22.3% 24.9% 21.6%

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AVALON WEST HEALTH & REHABILITATION