Resident Health Quality » Generations of Vernon, LLC

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 21.8 6.6 12.2 12.7
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 7.0 11.3 11.1 8.6
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 3.6 2.6 1.8 2.0
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 16.1 6.6 7.5 8.6
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 16.4 8.2 2.3 7.3
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 2.3 1.0 1.1 1.3
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 3.6 3.5 3.6 3.3
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 27.1 29.3 28.1 27.6

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 * * 22.2 23.6
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication 6.9 3.0 3.6 3.8
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 40.0 27.5 20.0 27.2

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 46.2 51.4 47.2 46.8
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 95.0 95.0 95.0 95.0
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight 5.8 4.8 5.7 5.5
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 95.5 95.7 95.6 96.3
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder 20.9 19.5 22.7 20.3
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 0.9 0.9 1.9 1.9
Percentage of long-stay residents who were physically restrained 0.9 0.9 0.0 0.4

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 36.1 36.1 36.1 36.1
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 18.4 60.4 77.1 61.9
  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