Resident Health Quality » The Waters of Fort Smith, LLC

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 26.7 14.6 4.2 12.1
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 4.9 9.3 7.5 7.5
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 3.8 4.0 5.8 4.5
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 21.3 9.0 3.2 10.2
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 1.5 1.4 1.4 1.1
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 2.2 1.3 0.0 0.9
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 1.9 0.0 1.0 0.7
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 36.0 39.8 41.3 40.1

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 * * * 11.8
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain * * 15.0 11.4

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 40.2 35.9 41.1 40.8
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 2.1 2.2 4.3 2.6
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 100.0 100.0 99.0 99.8
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder 33.3 32.7 23.5 31.3
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 4.7 4.7 2.3 2.9
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 * * * 88.9
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine * 90.9 90.9 83.6
  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