Resident Health Quality » Blue Ridge Healthcare Birmingham

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 28.8 7.8 53.4 25.4
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 8.5 9.2 12.5 9.7
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 0.0 0.9 1.0 0.7
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 27.6 3.7 37.0 26.6
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 2.0 3.3 8.6 6.8
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 2.7 2.2 1.7 2.1
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 0.9 0.0 0.0 0.7
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 25.5 33.3 22.1 25.4

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 49.6 * * 51.5
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 11.1 3.2 6.3 5.7

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 29.1 33.0 33.0 32.0
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 72.4 72.4 72.4 72.4
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight 5.7 3.3 0.0 4.2
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 11.1 7.5 6.9 7.0
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder 47.5 37.5 37.8 42.6
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 0.0 1.2 2.2 1.1
Percentage of long-stay residents who were physically restrained 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

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 46.7 46.7 46.7 46.7
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 30.0 26.4 9.6 20.2
  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