Resident Health Quality » Freedom Plaza Care 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 * * * 24.6
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 3.7 8.7 10.0 5.5
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 0.0 4.2 4.5 4.3
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 4.3 9.1 5.0 8.3
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 4.6 * * 5.3
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 0.0 4.3 0.0 1.1
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 11.1 12.5 9.1 10.6

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 47.9 45.3 42.2 45.5
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 18.9 29.4 34.5 29.7

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 8.7 9.1 10.0 10.7
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 8.0 4.8 5.0 7.1
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder * * * 78.4
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 3.8 0.0 4.5 3.2
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 95.9 95.9 95.9 95.9
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 95.8 97.3 98.5 97.5
  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