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 Vermont Nationwide
Short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 18.9% 15.8% 12.8%
Short-stay residents with pressure ulcers that are new or worsened 0.3% 1.3% 0.9%
Short-stay residents who were assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 86.0% 77.4% 81.8%
Short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 68.8% 79.1% 83.3%
Short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication 0.3% 1.6% 1.9%
Short-stay residents who made improvements in function 85.1% 77.1% 68.0%
Long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 12.3% 18.1% 14.9%
Long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 9.2% 7.7% 5.7%
High risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 3.3% 3.9% 5.6%
Long-stay residents who lose too much weight 6.2% 6.4% 7.0%
Low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder 50.4% 53.9% 48.2%
Long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder none 1.9% 1.8%
Long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 5.2% 2.4% 3.0%
Long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 2.6% 8.3% 4.6%
Long-stay residents who were physically restrained none 0.2% 0.3%
Long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 1.4% 4.9% 3.4%
Long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 95.8% 95.7% 95.2%
Long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 90.1% 92.8% 93.9%
Long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 19.4% 17.5% 15.0%
Long-stay residents whose ability to move independently worsened 22.4% 22.5% 18.2%
Long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 26.7% 18.4% 21.6%

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BERLIN HEALTH & REHAB CTR