What does the 2007 Nursing Home Data Show?

Highlights:

1.  In 2007, the average number of registered nurses hours per resident
was 0.6 hours - a little more than a half an hour per resident.  This
represents a 14% decline between 2001 and 2007.


2.  There was a 7% increase of residents with dementia (to 45.6% of the
total residents) and a 33% increase of residents with other psychiatric
diagnoses (21.4% of total residents).



3.  The good news is that fewer people were either in bed or physical
restraints.  The bad news is that the form of restraints has shifted to
"chair bound."  56% of all residents were chair bound.



4.  More than 94,000 residents (nearly 7% of the entire nursing home
population) have pressure sores.



5.  More than 114,600 "deficiencies" were issued for violations of federal
regulations and requirements.  There was an average of 7.5 deficiency
violations per nursing facility in 2007.  UCSF noted that there was a wide
range in the average number of deficiencies, suggesting that state
enforcement varies widely.



and much more.....





Norman DeLisle, MDRC
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