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 9.3% 15.8% 12.8%
Short-stay residents with pressure ulcers that are new or worsened none 1.3% 0.9%
Short-stay residents who were assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 63.8% 77.4% 81.8%
Short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 68.7% 79.1% 83.3%
Short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication 4.7% 1.6% 1.9%
Short-stay residents who made improvements in function 70.9% 77.1% 68.0%
Long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 25.4% 18.1% 14.9%
Long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 2.9% 7.7% 5.7%
High risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers none 3.9% 5.6%
Long-stay residents who lose too much weight 3.1% 6.4% 7.0%
Low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder 56.4% 53.9% 48.2%
Long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 4.4% 1.9% 1.8%
Long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 0.8% 2.4% 3.0%
Long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 1.5% 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 6.9% 4.9% 3.4%
Long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 95.2% 95.7% 95.2%
Long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 93.1% 92.8% 93.9%
Long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 20.3% 17.5% 15.0%
Long-stay residents whose ability to move independently worsened 25.0% 22.5% 18.2%
Long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 8.7% 18.4% 21.6%

View details for
GILL ODD FELLOWS HOME