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U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion

Reduce the rate of pressure ulcer-related hospital admissions among older adults — OA‑04

Status: Baseline only

  
Baseline only
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Most Recent Data:
836.9 pressure ulcer-related hospitalizations per 100,000 adults (2016)

Target:
753.2 per 100,000

Desired Direction:
Decrease desired

Baseline:
836.9 pressure ulcer-related hospitalizations per 100,000 adults aged 65 years and over occurred in 2016

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Reduce the rate of pressure ulcer-related hospital admissions among older adults

Target-Setting Method
Percent improvement

Data Sources:  Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project - National (Nationwide) Inpatient Sample (HCUP-NIS), Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ); Population Estimates, Census

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Summary

Pressure ulcers are very painful, and they can lead to life-threatening infections. Most people hospitalized for pressure ulcers in the United States are older adults. Appropriate care of older adults who are restricted to beds or wheelchairs can prevent most pressure ulcers — and finding and treating pressure ulcers early is key to preventing related hospitalizations.

Topics:  Older Adults, Hospital and Emergency Services

Workgroup: Older Adults Workgroup

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