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When it comes to caring for our loved ones, Sympaticare wishes they get only the best quality care. Elder-care facilities should always aim for quality over quantity. At Sympaticare, a senior care management company, we work hard to provide quality care in our facilities and for our residents.
How To Measure Nursing Home Quality of Care
The quality of care in a nursing home or other senior care facility can be measured in a variety of ways. In this blog post, Sympaticare, a senior care management company, will explain several different nursing home quality measures and how staffing impacts the quality of care in a senior care facility.
Quality Measures
Quality measures can differ among short-term and long-term residents, but often include:
Percentage of hospitalizations
Percentage emergency room visits
Percentage of residents able to move, bathe, and eat independently
Percentage of residents given antipsychotic medication
Percentage of residents who have bed sores
Staffing and Quality of Care Measurements
Having a highly-skilled nursing staff is imperative to achieve high standard care in a senior living facility. For example, providing an adequate staff to resident ratio helps ensure a safe environment.
Having an attentive and skilled staff, regardless of department, whether it be nursing, dietary, maintenance, or another area, greatly impacts a resident's stay at an elder-care facility.
About Sympaticare
At Sympaticare, we care for those who care for others. Our senior living management and consulting agency is deeply committed to our elderly community and the professionals who care for them. Whether well-established operations or start-up senior care companies, we work closely with fellow or aspiring owners/operators of elder-care facilities across New York state. Sympaticare is here to help you with the tools and resources you need to establish and maintain senior care thriving facilities.
Ready to get started on your new journey with Sympaticare? Contact us today!
About Shully Braunstein, our Sympaticare principal
Shully Braunstein’s mission is to provide our elders with the absolute highest standard of care. He is a New York State licensed administrator and currently operates a total of 6 nursing facilities.