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 Washington Nationwide
Short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 23.7% 14.6% 12.8%
Short-stay residents with pressure ulcers that are new or worsened 0.9% 0.9% 0.9%
Short-stay residents who were assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 76.7% 84.5% 81.8%
Short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 70.2% 83.8% 83.3%
Short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication 1.9% 1.6% 1.9%
Short-stay residents who made improvements in function 71.9% 70.4% 68.0%
Long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 17.9% 14.1% 14.9%
Long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 19.1% 7.7% 5.7%
High risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 7.6% 4.7% 5.6%
Long-stay residents who lose too much weight 9.3% 6.3% 7.0%
Low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder 41.7% 51.8% 48.2%
Long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 4.5% 2.1% 1.8%
Long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 1.6% 2.9% 3.0%
Long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 7.7% 9.4% 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 1.5% 3.0% 3.4%
Long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 97.2% 95.1% 95.2%
Long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 88.5% 92.6% 93.9%
Long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 10.1% 14.9% 15.0%
Long-stay residents whose ability to move independently worsened 12.7% 18.4% 18.2%
Long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 3.2% 14.7% 21.6%

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MCKAY HEALTHCARE & REHAB CTR