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 West Virginia Nationwide
Short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 6.7% 14.0% 12.8%
Short-stay residents with pressure ulcers that are new or worsened 0.1% 1.3% 0.9%
Short-stay residents who were assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 93.8% 86.1% 81.8%
Short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 93.5% 85.4% 83.3%
Short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication 0.3% 1.8% 1.9%
Short-stay residents who made improvements in function 68.4% 66.4% 68.0%
Long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 21.2% 17.1% 14.9%
Long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain none 5.6% 5.7%
High risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 5.4% 5.9% 5.6%
Long-stay residents who lose too much weight 4.0% 8.0% 7.0%
Low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder 38.2% 44.1% 48.2%
Long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 1.0% 1.5% 1.8%
Long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 4.8% 4.0% 3.0%
Long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 8.1% 4.0% 4.6%
Long-stay residents who were physically restrained none 0.4% 0.3%
Long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 2.0% 4.2% 3.4%
Long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 98.2% 97.5% 95.2%
Long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 99.5% 97.0% 93.9%
Long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 2.9% 14.1% 15.0%
Long-stay residents whose ability to move independently worsened 24.3% 21.4% 18.2%
Long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 29.7% 25.4% 21.6%

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PUTNAM CENTER