Northwest Louisiana Veterans Home
Overall Rating
Key Metrics
Recent Health Citations
Ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments.
Scope/Severity: EHonor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance directive.
Scope/Severity: EPrevent the use of unnecessary psychotropic medications or use medications that may restrain a resident's ability to function.
Scope/Severity: ETry different approaches before using a bed rail. If a bed rail is needed, the facility must (1) assess a resident for safety risk; (2) review these risks and benefits with the resident/representative; (3) get informed consent; and (4) Correctly install and maintain the bed rail.
Scope/Severity: EImmediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
Scope/Severity: DQuality Measures
| Measure | Score | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased | — | Long Stay |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight | — | Long Stay |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder | — | Long Stay |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection | — | Long Stay |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms | — | Long Stay |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who were physically restrained | — | Long Stay |
| Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury | — | Long Stay |
| Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine | — | Long Stay |
| Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine | — | Short Stay |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication | — | Short Stay |