Global References
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cycle 1 total health deficiencies. Lower values are better. All numbers are averaged over the nursing homes in a state. Except where noted, all data come from the Nov 6, 2020 update at Nursing Home Compare. |
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cycle 1 total fire-safety deficiencies. Lower values are better. All numbers are averaged over the nursing homes in a state. Except where noted, all data come from the Nov 6, 2020 update at Nursing Home Compare. |
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cycle 2 total health deficiencies. Lower values are better. All numbers are averaged over the nursing homes in a state. Except where noted, all data come from the Nov 6, 2020 update at Nursing Home Compare. |
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cycle 2 total fire-safety deficiencies. Lower values are better. All numbers are averaged over the nursing homes in a state. Except where noted, all data come from the Nov 6, 2020 update at Nursing Home Compare. |
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cycle 3 total health deficiencies. Lower values are better. All numbers are averaged over the nursing homes in a state. Except where noted, all data come from the Nov 6, 2020 update at Nursing Home Compare. |
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cycle 3 total fire-safety deficiencies. Lower values are better. All numbers are averaged over the nursing homes in a state. Except where noted, all data come from the Nov 6, 2020 update at Nursing Home Compare. |
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daily number of residents. All numbers are averaged over the nursing homes in a state. Except where noted, all data come from the Nov 6, 2020 update at Nursing Home Compare. |
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reported LPN staffing hours per resident per day. All numbers are averaged over the nursing homes in a state. Except where noted, all data come from the Nov 6, 2020 update at Nursing Home Compare. |
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reported RN staffing hours per resident per day. All numbers are averaged over the nursing homes in a state. Except where noted, all data come from the Nov 6, 2020 update at Nursing Home Compare. |
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reported licensed staffing hours per resident per day. All numbers are averaged over the nursing homes in a state. Except where noted, all data come from the Nov 6, 2020 update at Nursing Home Compare. |
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reported total nurse staffing hours per resident per day. All numbers are averaged over the nursing homes in a state. Except where noted, all data come from the Nov 6, 2020 update at Nursing Home Compare. |
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reported physical-therapist staffing hours per resident per day. All numbers are averaged over the nursing homes in a state. Except where noted, all data come from the Nov 6, 2020 update at Nursing Home Compare. |
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fines. Lower values are better. All numbers are averaged over the nursing homes in a state. Except where noted, all data come from the Nov 6, 2020 update at Nursing Home Compare. |
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total fines. Lower values are better. All numbers are averaged over the nursing homes in a state. Except where noted, all data come from the Nov 6, 2020 update at Nursing Home Compare. |
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long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased. Lower values are better. All numbers are averaged over the nursing homes in a state. Except where noted, all data come from the Nov 6, 2020 update at Nursing Home Compare. |
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long-stay residents who lose too much weight. Lower values are better. All numbers are averaged over the nursing homes in a state. Except where noted, all data come from the Nov 6, 2020 update at Nursing Home Compare. |
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long-stay low-risk residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder. Lower values are better. All numbers are averaged over the nursing homes in a state. Except where noted, all data come from the Nov 6, 2020 update at Nursing Home Compare. |
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long-stay residents who had a catheter inserted and left in their bladder. Lower values are better. All numbers are averaged over the nursing homes in a state. Except where noted, all data come from the Nov 6, 2020 update at Nursing Home Compare. |
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long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection. Lower values are better. All numbers are averaged over the nursing homes in a state. Except where noted, all data come from the Nov 6, 2020 update at Nursing Home Compare. |
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long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms. Lower values are better. All numbers are averaged over the nursing homes in a state. Except where noted, all data come from the Nov 6, 2020 update at Nursing Home Compare. |
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long-stay residents who were physically restrained. Lower values are better. All numbers are averaged over the nursing homes in a state. Except where noted, all data come from the Nov 6, 2020 update at Nursing Home Compare. |
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long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury. Lower values are better. All numbers are averaged over the nursing homes in a state. Except where noted, all data come from the Nov 6, 2020 update at Nursing Home Compare. |
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long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine. Higher values are better. All numbers are averaged over the nursing homes in a state. Except where noted, all data come from the Nov 6, 2020 update at Nursing Home Compare. |
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long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication. Lower values are better. All numbers are averaged over the nursing homes in a state. Except where noted, all data come from the Nov 6, 2020 update at Nursing Home Compare. |
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short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine. Higher values are better. All numbers are averaged over the nursing homes in a state. Except where noted, all data come from the Nov 6, 2020 update at Nursing Home Compare. |
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short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication. Lower values are better. All numbers are averaged over the nursing homes in a state. Except where noted, all data come from the Nov 6, 2020 update at Nursing Home Compare. |
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long-stay residents whose ability to move independently worsened. Lower values are better. All numbers are averaged over the nursing homes in a state. Except where noted, all data come from the Nov 6, 2020 update at Nursing Home Compare. |
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long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication. Lower values are better. All numbers are averaged over the nursing homes in a state. Except where noted, all data come from the Nov 6, 2020 update at Nursing Home Compare. |
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high-risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers. Lower values are better. All numbers are averaged over the nursing homes in a state. Except where noted, all data come from the Nov 6, 2020 update at Nursing Home Compare. |
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long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine. Higher values are better. All numbers are averaged over the nursing homes in a state. Except where noted, all data come from the Nov 6, 2020 update at Nursing Home Compare. |
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short-stay residents who made improvements in function. Higher values are better. All numbers are averaged over the nursing homes in a state. Except where noted, all data come from the Nov 6, 2020 update at Nursing Home Compare. |
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short-stay residents who were assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine. Higher values are better. All numbers are averaged over the nursing homes in a state. Except where noted, all data come from the Nov 6, 2020 update at Nursing Home Compare. |
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short-stay residents who were rehospitalized after a nursing home admission. Lower values are better. All numbers are averaged over the nursing homes in a state. Except where noted, all data come from the Nov 6, 2020 update at Nursing Home Compare. |
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short-stay residents who had an outpatient emergency department visit. Lower values are better. All numbers are averaged over the nursing homes in a state. Except where noted, all data come from the Nov 6, 2020 update at Nursing Home Compare. |
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hospitalizations per 1,000 long-stay resident days. Lower values are better. All numbers are averaged over the nursing homes in a state. Except where noted, all data come from the Nov 6, 2020 update at Nursing Home Compare. |
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outpatient emergency department visits per 1,000 long-stay resident days. Lower values are better. All numbers are averaged over the nursing homes in a state. Except where noted, all data come from the Nov 6, 2020 update at Nursing Home Compare. |
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in region. The 9 regions with their corresponding states or other geographic entities are: New England (CT ME MA NH RI VT), Mid Atlantic (DE DC MD NJ NY PA), Great Lakes (IL IN MI OH WI), Plains (IA KS MN MO NE ND SD), Southeast (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC SC TN VA WV), Southwest (AZ NM OK TX), Rocky Mountains (CO ID MT UT WY), Far West (AK CA HI NV OR WA), and Outlying Areas (VI PR GU AS MP). All numbers are averaged over the nursing homes in a state. Except where noted, all data come from the Nov 6, 2020 update at Nursing Home Compare. |
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on the East Coast. The East Coast states are: ME NH MA RI CT NY PA NJ DE MD VA NC SC GA FL. All numbers are averaged over the nursing homes in a state. Except where noted, all data come from the Nov 6, 2020 update at Nursing Home Compare. |
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in the Western states. The Western states are: HI AK WA OR CA NV MT ID WY UT CO AZ NM. All numbers are averaged over the nursing homes in a state. Except where noted, all data come from the Nov 6, 2020 update at Nursing Home Compare. |
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in the Southern states. The Southern states are: TX OK AR LA TN MS KY AL WV MD DE VA NC SC GA FL. All numbers are averaged over the nursing homes in a state. Except where noted, all data come from the Nov 6, 2020 update at Nursing Home Compare. |
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total number of nursing-home residents in the state. The total number of nursing-home residents in each state is the sum of its individual nursing-home residents in certified beds from the ProviderInfo dataset. All numbers are averaged over the nursing homes in a state. Except where noted, all data come from the Nov 6, 2020 update at Nursing Home Compare. |
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are better than the state hospital-related averages in. Bigger sets are better. (1) The average nationwide value of short-stay residents who were rehospitalized after a nursing home admission is 19.8%, so better is below that. (2) The average nationwide value of short-stay residents who had an outpatient emergency department visit is 10.5%, so better is below that. (3) The average nationwide value of hospitalizations per 1,000 long-stay resident days is 1.57, so better is below that. (4) The average nationwide value of outpatient emergency department visits per 1,000 long-stay resident days is 0.97, so better is below that. All numbers are averaged over the nursing homes in a state. Except where noted, all data come from the Nov 6, 2020 update at Nursing Home Compare. |
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are worse than the state hospital-related averages in. Smaller sets are better. (1) The average nationwide value of short-stay residents who were rehospitalized after a nursing home admission is 19.8%, so worse is above that. (2) The average nationwide value of short-stay residents who had an outpatient emergency department visit is 10.5%, so worse is above that. (3) The average nationwide value of hospitalizations per 1,000 long-stay resident days is 1.57, so worse is above that. (4) The average nationwide value of outpatient emergency department visits per 1,000 long-stay resident days is 0.97, so worse is above that. All numbers are averaged over the nursing homes in a state. Except where noted, all data come from the Nov 6, 2020 update at Nursing Home Compare. |
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are better than the state mental-health averages in. Bigger sets are better. (1) The average nationwide value of long-stay depression (long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms) is 4.4%, so better is below that. (2) The average nationwide value of long-stay antipsychotics (long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication) is 14.4%, so better is below that. (3) The average nationwide value of short-stay beginning antipsychotics (short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication) is 1.7%, so better is below that. (4) The average nationwide value of long-stay antianxiety or hypnotics (long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication) is 18.7%, so better is below that. All numbers are averaged over the nursing homes in a state. Except where noted, all data come from the Nov 6, 2020 update at Nursing Home Compare. |
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are worse than the state mental-health averages in. Smaller sets are better. (1) The average nationwide value of long-stay depression (long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms) is 4.4%, so worse is above that. (2) The average nationwide value of long-stay antipsychotics (long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication) is 14.4%, so worse is above that. (3) The average nationwide value of short-stay beginning antipsychotics (short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication) is 1.7%, so worse is above that. (4) The average nationwide value of long-stay antianxiety or hypnotics (long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication) is 18.7%, so worse is above that. All numbers are averaged over the nursing homes in a state. Except where noted, all data come from the Nov 6, 2020 update at Nursing Home Compare. |