Resident Health Quality » Desert Cove Nursing 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 20.5 22.3 * 18.9
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 11.6 8.1 5.4 9.0
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 0.0 0.0 2.3 1.1
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 2.5 7.9 7.9 6.6
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.6
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 0.0 2.2 0.0 0.5
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 9.6 13.3 6.8 9.7

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 78.6 83.9 79.3 76.7
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication 0.0 0.0 1.5 0.8
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 0.6 0.0 0.0 1.6

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 14.3 17.9 16.7 15.4
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 98.3 98.3 98.3 98.3
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight 0.0 0.0 2.4 1.2
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 100.0 100.0 100.0 98.9
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder * * * 56.4
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 5.9 2.3 0.0 2.8
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 96.2 96.2 96.2 96.2
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 97.8 91.1 87.6 90.8
  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