Resident Health Quality » Merry Wood Lodge Care and Rehabilitation Center

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 20.8 35.1 18.0 26.5
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 5.7 10.6 10.3 8.3
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 0.0 2.2 4.7 2.0
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 13.8 24.3 15.6 18.1
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 0.0 8.0 12.2 7.9
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 1.5 5.0 2.4 2.6
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 1.2 3.3 0.0 1.8
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 28.0 30.8 31.6 30.7

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 71.0 68.5 * 63.5
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication 4.3 7.4 4.3 4.8
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 8.0 * 12.9 12.7

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 30.4 26.8 26.7 28.1
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 98.9 98.9 98.9 98.9
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight 7.8 4.9 5.4 5.6
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 98.8 95.6 91.9 95.1
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder 26.1 * 40.9 30.7
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.6
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 60.0 60.0 60.0 60.0
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 53.4 37.5 16.1 34.1
  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