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 18.9% 14.6% 12.8%
Short-stay residents with pressure ulcers that are new or worsened none 0.9% 0.9%
Short-stay residents who were assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 81.1% 84.5% 81.8%
Short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 94.7% 83.8% 83.3%
Short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication 6.1% 1.6% 1.9%
Short-stay residents who made improvements in function 89.6% 70.4% 68.0%
Long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 14.0% 14.1% 14.9%
Long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 12.7% 7.7% 5.7%
High risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 9.5% 4.7% 5.6%
Long-stay residents who lose too much weight 18.1% 6.3% 7.0%
Low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder 52.8% 51.8% 48.2%
Long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 6.0% 2.1% 1.8%
Long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 1.9% 2.9% 3.0%
Long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 17.7% 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 6.5% 3.0% 3.4%
Long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 94.8% 95.1% 95.2%
Long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 98.1% 92.6% 93.9%
Long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 14.0% 14.9% 15.0%
Long-stay residents whose ability to move independently worsened 18.1% 18.4% 18.2%
Long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 25.5% 14.7% 21.6%

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SELAH CARE AND REHABILITATION