National Healthcare Quality Report, 2006: Table 1.117b

Table 1.117b
Chronic care: Percent of high-risk residents who have pressure sores, by State, 2003 and 2005^a
	2005				2003
	Number of nursing homes		Percent^b	Standard error	Number of nursing homes		Percent^b	Standard error
State	Total	With score^b	Percent^b	Standard error	Total	With score^b	Percent^b	Standard error
United States	15,984	10,139	13.1	0.1	16,290	9,843	13.8	0.1
Alabama	229	189	11.2	0.4	228	181	11.7	0.5
Alaska	15	4	10.8	2.9	14	4	16.0	2.8
Arizona	133	82	12.4	0.7	135	81	12.3	0.8
Arkansas	236	133	12.6	0.7	240	124	13.0	0.7
California	1,295	769	13.5	0.3	1,332	743	14.4	0.3
Colorado	213	117	9.4	0.5	216	105	11.3	0.7
Connecticut	246	197	12.9	0.5	251	181	12.8	0.5
Delaware	42	30	14.8	1.1	42	25	14.2	0.9
District of Columbia	20	16	17.9	2.1	21	16	18.4	2.0
Florida	685	557	14.2	0.3	693	538	14.7	0.3
Georgia	362	283	14.3	0.4	362	280	15.2	0.4
Hawaii	45	28	7.5	1.1	45	28	8.4	1.0
Idaho	80	36	9.1	1.0	80	38	8.1	0.7
Illinois	802	412	16.5	0.4	825	398	16.6	0.5
Indiana	510	332	12.9	0.4	519	323	14.2	0.4
Iowa	456	160	7.8	0.4	455	152	8.2	0.5
Kansas	358	119	10.8	0.6	374	104	13.4	0.8
Kentucky	296	218	13.3	0.5	296	206	14.6	0.5
Louisiana	303	210	18.1	0.6	313	222	18.9	0.6
Maine	114	76	10.2	0.6	120	78	10.5	0.6
Maryland	236	181	13.6	0.5	244	178	13.7	0.4
Massachusetts	456	360	12.5	0.3	478	352	13.3	0.3
Michigan	430	299	12.5	0.4	431	285	13.5	0.5
Minnesota	400	270	8.3	0.3	420	292	9.3	0.3
Mississippi	204	135	12.8	0.5	204	139	13.7	0.6
Missouri	519	218	12.1	0.5	535	190	13.3	0.6
Montana	98	27	7.1	1.0	101	27	9.7	1.1
Nebraska	225	86	8.2	0.7	228	82	9.2	0.6
Nevada	47	29	14.5	1.3	43	26	14.0	1.2
New Hampshire	82	59	12.1	0.7	81	54	12.4	0.9
New Jersey	360	266	18.9	0.5	356	247	19.2	0.5
New Mexico	76	43	10.9	0.7	82	42	12.5	1.0
New York	658	564	14.6	0.3	670	538	14.9	0.3
North Carolina	422	336	13.1	0.3	421	301	14.5	0.4
North Dakota	83	46	7.4	0.7	83	42	7.4	0.7
Ohio	970	645	12.9	0.3	991	648	13.9	0.3
Oklahoma	348	88	15.2	0.8	368	87	16.1	0.9
Oregon	138	56	10.5	0.7	140	50	11.8	1.0
Pennsylvania	717	581	13.1	0.3	734	576	14.5	0.3
Rhode Island	90	51	14.7	1.1	95	50	15.5	0.9
South Carolina	176	132	12.6	0.5	178	131	13.4	0.5
South Dakota	111	53	9.5	0.8	113	49	13.8	1.0
Tennessee	329	249	12.8	0.4	337	255	13.2	0.4
Texas	1,131	595	12.1	0.3	1,144	584	12.7	0.3
Utah	93	28	8.6	1.0	88	26	11.0	1.5
Vermont	41	29	11.9	1.6	42	30	15.0	1.4
Virginia	278	217	15.7	0.5	277	201	16.2	0.5
Washington	247	175	12.5	0.5	256	180	13.1	0.6
West Virginia	132	94	14.9	0.7	135	92	14.3	0.8
Wisconsin	400	243	10.1	0.4	407	247	11.0	0.4
Wyoming	39	16	12.9	1.7	39	15	11.9	1.9

^a Data reflect care for the period July 1 through September 30 of the indicated year.

^b A facility had to have at least 30 residents in the denominator for a chronic care measure to be calculated, therefore, the number of facilities may vary for each measure reported in a State.

Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Minimum Data Set. Data were downloaded from www.medicare.gov/nhcompare/home.asp. The 2005 data were downloaded in March 2006; the 2003 data, in April 2004.

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