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 18.7% 14.0% 12.8%
Short-stay residents with pressure ulcers that are new or worsened 1.4% 1.3% 0.9%
Short-stay residents who were assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 51.4% 86.1% 81.8%
Short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 60.3% 85.4% 83.3%
Short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication 2.0% 1.8% 1.9%
Short-stay residents who made improvements in function 78.1% 66.4% 68.0%
Long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 9.5% 17.1% 14.9%
Long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 13.9% 5.6% 5.7%
High risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 4.1% 5.9% 5.6%
Long-stay residents who lose too much weight 4.8% 8.0% 7.0%
Low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder 60.5% 44.1% 48.2%
Long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 1.4% 1.5% 1.8%
Long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 6.9% 4.0% 3.0%
Long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms none 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 3.9% 4.2% 3.4%
Long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 96.7% 97.5% 95.2%
Long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 92.3% 97.0% 93.9%
Long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 14.2% 14.1% 15.0%
Long-stay residents whose ability to move independently worsened 23.4% 21.4% 18.2%
Long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 16.8% 25.4% 21.6%

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BRAXTON HEALTH CARE CENTER