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 Wyoming Nationwide
Short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 8.0% 18.9% 12.8%
Short-stay residents with pressure ulcers that are new or worsened 37.2% 2.2% 0.9%
Short-stay residents who were assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 95.2% 78.6% 81.8%
Short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 91.2% 72.6% 83.3%
Short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication n/a 2.2% 1.9%
Short-stay residents who made improvements in function n/a 74.7% 68.0%
Long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 20.4% 16.6% 14.9%
Long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 12.8% 9.6% 5.7%
High risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 7.0% 4.0% 5.6%
Long-stay residents who lose too much weight 10.4% 6.9% 7.0%
Low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder 40.4% 42.6% 48.2%
Long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 3.0% 2.6% 1.8%
Long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 2.1% 2.7% 3.0%
Long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 0.3% 4.4% 4.6%
Long-stay residents who were physically restrained none 0.8% 0.3%
Long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 5.5% 5.9% 3.4%
Long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 100.0% 95.4% 95.2%
Long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 92.9% 83.8% 93.9%
Long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 6.1% 13.7% 15.0%
Long-stay residents whose ability to move independently worsened 21.6% 18.2% 18.2%
Long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 10.2% 15.5% 21.6%

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POWELL VALLEY CARE CENTER