Resident Health Quality » Apache Junction Health 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 30.3 32.0 20.6 25.7
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 2.1 10.0 15.4 8.9
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 0.0 0.0 1.7 1.3
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 16.3 8.7 12.0 10.1
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 2.3 4.5 7.5 4.1
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 1.6 1.7 2.1 1.8
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 0.0 3.6 1.7 1.3
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 11.5 12.3 11.7 12.6

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 69.0 66.5 75.1 70.9
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication 0.8 1.2 0.5 0.6
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 13.6 11.3 14.7 14.1

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 16.7 14.0 9.3 11.2
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 98.2 98.2 98.2 98.2
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight 6.3 8.2 3.8 8.4
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 75.0 93.0 96.7 90.9
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder * * * 64.2
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 0.0 0.0 1.8 0.9
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 95.0 95.0 95.0 95.0
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 95.4 96.6 96.5 96.7
  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