• The SCREENING PROFILE compiles the essential information for your resident population into an easy-to-read dashboard.
• The top section shows the percentage of residents in your community having each of the most common Chronic Health Conditions (CHCs) of the elderly.
• The single bar on the top right identifies the average number of CHCs per resident and provides an indication of how fragile the residents’ health is in your community.
• The bottom section shows the percentage of residents taking each class of prescribed medicines.
• The single bar on the bottom right shows the average number of prescribed medicines taken by each resident in your community.

HOW to USE:

• Your COMMUNITY’S SCREENING PROFILE quickly informs administrators of the exact chronic health conditions and prescribed medicines presented by residents in your COMMUNITY. This directs a specific focus for employee continuing education which in turn will aid employees in recognizing and identifying early signs of resident health concerns. Proactive intervention will then improve patient outcomes and family member satisfaction, as well as reduce risk of hospitalization and patient turnover.

Gap Analysis is a process of internal quality review meant to ensure high standards of care. Identifying and closing care Gaps supports quality assurance initiatives that uniquely optimize the health management of AL residents. Our approach to Gap analysis is meant to ensure that:

• AL residents with some of the most common chronic health conditions are benefitting from optimal treatment, and
• That the medicines residents are receiving are supported by the correct diagnoses.

HOW to USE:

• Gap analyses target specific areas for Quality Improvement Initiatives. Residents identified as having a specific Gap are referred to their healthcare provider to review the Gap and its treatment. This closes the Gap and provides data-driven evidence that your AL is providing the best possible healthcare management for your residents.

The ACUITY INDEX compares the hospitalization risk of assisted-living seniors to community dwelling seniors. This method uses a literature-based approach that relies primarily on the number of chronic health conditions and prescribed medicines taken by seniors in both settings. The Figure shows the extent to which the hospitalization risk for assisted-living seniors exceeds the risk of community dwelling seniors by the multiple shown above each red vertical bar (each bar is an individual resident).

HOW to USE:

• The value of this analysis and data visualization is to give an AL manager an immediate appreciation of the hospitalization risk of every resident in his/her community so that healthcare resources can be efficiently deployed proactively (e.g. frequency of monitoring, doctor visits and follow-up, attention to control of high risk chronic illnesses, gap analysis, quality improvement initiatives, etc). The long term outcome will be stabilization of resident health, reduced resident turnover, and increased AL profitability. This is the kind of information that will appeal to referral networks, as it uniquely demonstrates a commitment to care excellence.