Resident Health Quality » Arkansas Veterans Home at Fayetteville

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 23.7 24.4 20.3 22.0
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 5.7 8.6 7.7 6.5
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 3.8 2.4 2.4 2.2
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 18.7 32.1 23.4 25.2
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 16.7 16.6 7.6 10.6
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 1.4 1.5 3.0 2.2
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 2.5 1.2 6.1 2.5
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 13.3 13.0 11.7 12.8

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 * * * *
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication * * * 8.7
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain * * * 18.4

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 27.6 25.0 23.8 25.5
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 10.7 7.5 6.3 7.0
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 98.8 93.9 84.1 88.0
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder 29.4 30.8 26.8 32.4
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 2.8 3.8 2.7 3.6
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 66.7 66.7 66.7 66.7
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 76.9 * * 61.5
  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