What quality measurements are used as the basis for nursing home evaluations on this Web site?
Nursing homes are evaluated according to the following quality measures: • Percent of High-Risk Residents Who Have Pressure Sores • Percent of Low-Risk Residents Who Have Pressure Sores • Percent of Short-Stay Residents Who Have Pressure Sores • Percent of Low-Risk Residents Who Lose Control of Their Bowels or Bladder • Percent of Residents Who Have/Had a Catheter Inserted and Left in Their Bladder • Percent of Residents Who Had a Urinary Tract Infection • Percent of Residents Who Were Physically Restrained • Percent of Residents Who Spend Most of Their Time in Bed or in a Chair • Percent of Residents Whose Ability to Move About In and Around Their Room Got Worse • Percent of Residents Whose Need for Help with Daily Activities Has Increased • Percent of Residents Who Lose Too Much Weight • Percent of Residents Who Are More Depressed or Anxious • Percent of Short-Stay Residents Who Have Delirium • Percent of Residents Who Have Moderate to Severe Pain • Percent of Short-Stay Residents Wh
