Table 2.

Regional Performance on Nursing Home Clinical Quality Measures: 2012-2015

	Year
Quality Measure	2012	2013	2014	2015	Overall
Use of anti-psychotic medications (long-stay), %	21.57 (21.06-22.08)*	19.64 (19.15-20.13)	18.44 (17.98-18.89)	16.71 (16.33-17.09)	19.09 (18.84-19.34)
Use of anti-psychotic medications (short-stay), %	2.67 (2.57-2.78)	2.45 (2.35-2.55)	2.30 (2.21-2.39)	2.13 (2.04-2.21)	2.39 (2.34-2.44)
Use of restraints, %	1.73 (1.61-1.85)	1.30 (1.20-1.40)	1.02 (0.93-1.10)	0.77 (0.70-0.84)	1.20 (1.15-1.25)
Use of indwelling urinary catheters, %	3.53 (3.44-3.63)	3.16 (3.07-3.25)	3.13 (3.04-3.22)	2.79 (2.70-2.87)	3.15 (3.10-3.20)
Residents with a urinary tract infection, %	6.46 (6.29-6.62)	5.70 (5.54-5.85)	5.22 (5.07-5.37)	4.43 (4.31-4.55)	5.45 (5.36-5.53)
Residents with symptoms of depression, %	6.09 (5.67-6.52)	5.77 (5.29-6.24)	5.35 (4.86-5.84)	4.99 (4.47-5.52)	5.55 (5.31-5.79)

^*95% confidence interval