Resident Health Quality » Ahava Healthcare of Alabaster

Used in Quality Measure Five Star Rating - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents whose ability to move independently worsened 14.2 18.0 14.0 16.7
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 8.8 12.2 9.6 10.9
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 1.5 2.3 2.3 2.3
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 12.4 9.0 10.6 12.5
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 3.4 5.8 30.4 12.9
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 4.0 5.5 4.2 4.2
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 3.0 3.1 0.8 2.1
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 25.6 23.9 20.2 22.6

Used in Quality Measure Five Star Rating - Short Stay Residents [2]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of short-stay residents who made improvements in function * * * 78.8
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication 2.4 0.0 4.2 1.7
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 11.9 2.9 21.4 14.7

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 30.1 34.5 39.0 33.6
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 66.4 66.4 66.4 66.4
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight 6.5 3.5 0.9 4.0
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 65.9 40.9 20.8 39.9
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder 35.1 33.9 32.1 34.4
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Percentage of long-stay residents who were physically restrained 8.9 8.3 6.2 6.7

Additional Quality Measures - Short Stay Residents [2]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of short-stay residents who were assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 23.4 23.4 23.4 23.4
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 25.6 24.2 19.4 26.8
  1. * Not Available - The number of residents is too small to report.  Call the facility to discuss this quality measure.

Nursing homes regularly collect assessment information on all their residents using a form called the Minimum Data Set. The information collected includes the residents' health, physical functioning, mental status, and general well being. Nursing homes self-report this information to Medicare.

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References

  1. http://www.medicare.gov/NursingHomeCompare/Data/Long-Stay-Residents.html
  2. http://www.medicare.gov/NursingHomeCompare/Data/Short-Stay-Residents.html