At the first time period, 23,926 persons resided in a nursing home with 10,469 persons noted to have experienced pain. Of those with pain at the first assessment, 557 (5.3%) had excruciating pain in the past week.

The persistent pain quality indicator focuses on those persons in pain at the first assessment and remained in the nursing home for a second assessment at least sixty days later.

• 5,299 persons were in pain at the first assessment and were in a nursing home for a second assessment.
  
  
• 1,999 (37.7%) had worsening pain or their pain remained at a severe level.* Nationally, the rate is 41.4%.
  
  
  • Among those with cancer diagnoses, 42.2% were noted as having persistent severe pain.Nationally, the rate is 46.7%.
    
    
  • Among persons recognized as terminally ill, 44.5% experienced this level of pain.Nationally, the rate is 44.3%.
    
    
• Among persons able to report on their pain, the rate of persistent pain was 45.2%.  Nationally, the rate is 48.3%.

*Severe pain equals daily moderate pain or any excruciating pain in the last week.