Continuing Care at Brooksby Village: Nursing Home Overview (2023)

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

Grade: A-plus

In Continuing Care at Brooksby Village, 6.44% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This metric is an indication of the percent of long-term stay residents who have pressure ulcers . We factor in this statistic in computing our nursing grades.

Minimizes Serious Falls

Grade: B-minus

In Continuing Care at Brooksby Village, 3.68% of Patients had Serious Falls

This datapoint gauges the percentage of long-term stay residents that experienced falls which resulted in severe injury. Falls can happen for a variety of reasons, but high rates of falls resulting in injuries may be a sign of lower quality nursing care.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

Grade: C

In Continuing Care at Brooksby Village, 2.42% of Patients had UTIs

This statistic gauges the percentage of long-term residents which sustained a UTI. UTI's could be an indicator of a nursing home with worse hygiene protocols. Nevertheless, this metric can also be skewed for certain nursing homes due to different reporting standards for infections.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

Grade: D

In Continuing Care at Brooksby Village, 19.05% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This tells you the percent of patients prescribed antipsychotic medications. Antipsychotic medications are prescribed to residents for many medical conditions, such as cognitive disorders. Tragically, in limited cases, increased usage of these drugs may suggest a nursing home is using these drugs to control patient behavior.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

Grade: B

In Continuing Care at Brooksby Village, 18.65% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This is the percent of patients who were prescribed antianxiety drugs. These drugs are typically prescribed to patients experiencing anxiety and depression.

Managing Depression Among Residents

Grade: A+

In Continuing Care at Brooksby Village, 1.93% of Patients

This datapoint is a measure of the percent of long-term residents who are showing symptoms of depression. Some experts argue this is a measure of resident quality of life.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

Grade: C

In Continuing Care at Brooksby Village, 91.44% of Patients

This datapoint measures the percentage of long-term residents who were administered the pneumonia and flu vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be deadly for nursing home patients, making these vaccines vital to patient safety.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

Grade: B

In Continuing Care at Brooksby Village, 15.15% Percentage of Patients

This indicates the percentage of patients that required increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. Higher levels of needing for assistance with activities of daily living could indicate deterioration of a resident's medical condition.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

Grade: A-minus

In Continuing Care at Brooksby Village, 17.66% Percentage of Residents

This tells you the percentage of residents that retained mobility levels over time. Retaining mobility is often a great sign for residents' health.

Hospitalizations

Grade: A

In Continuing Care at Brooksby Village, 1.44 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

This indicates the number of hospitalizations per thousand days of patient care. There is a correlation between avoiding hospitalizations and the quality of care.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

Grade: C

In Continuing Care at Brooksby Village, 17.66 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized

This tells you the number of rehospitalizations per 1,000 days of short-term patient care. There is usually a correlation between staying out of the hospital and the quality of rehabilitation services.

Short-term Care: ER Visits

Grade: A-minus

In Continuing Care at Brooksby Village, 10.93 Percentage of Patients

This is the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per thousand days of short-term care.

Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement

Grade: B

In Continuing Care at Brooksby Village, 71.35% Percentage of Resident

This tells you the percentage of short-term care patients who saw functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living. Higher levels of independence with activities of daily living often correlates with better rehabilitation services.