Resident Health Quality » Desert Blossom Health & Rehab 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 32.8 13.7 11.9 17.7
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 3.2 8.0 17.6 13.2
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 2.5 2.8 2.3 3.0
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 16.2 6.5 5.3 9.7
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 5.8 4.7 5.6 4.5
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 2.5 0.0 0.0 1.1
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 2.5 0.0 0.0 1.8
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 5.1 8.3 9.3 8.5

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 60.7 62.9 59.7 61.3
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication 2.6 1.1 1.9 1.8
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 12.7 11.1 9.2 11.2

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 21.6 16.1 10.3 15.1
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight 5.4 6.5 12.8 8.2
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 100.0 100.0 100.0 99.4
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder 68.0 50.0 * 60.0
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 0.0 3.0 0.0 1.3
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 92.7 92.7 92.7 92.7
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 90.2 93.0 95.7 93.6
  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