Resident Health Quality » Life Care Center of Tucson

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 24.3 27.9 19.0 21.0
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 10.9 16.7 13.6 12.6
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 1.7 1.9 3.3 2.1
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 5.7 12.5 5.8 11.5
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 16.7 7.6 5.5 5.8
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 2.9 6.1 5.1 3.9
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 3.4 3.8 1.7 2.6
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 0.0 0.0 6.7 3.0

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 45.6 39.4 43.5 45.1
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication 0.0 0.5 0.5 0.3
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 14.9 11.7 5.4 8.2

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 13.5 14.6 15.1 14.8
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 98.5 98.5 98.5 98.5
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight 0.0 2.2 2.0 2.4
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 100.0 100.0 100.0 99.6
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder 65.0 * * 57.6
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 0.0 * * 0.0
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 98.5 98.3 98.3 98.4
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 99.5 99.2 98.1 98.8
  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