Resident Health Quality » Walnut Ridge Nursing and Rehabilitation 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 18.9 16.9 24.5 21.4
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 2.6 10.3 7.0 6.3
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 7.2 8.7 2.8 5.1
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 19.4 12.5 26.9 17.3
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 3.8 2.2 9.2 5.2
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 0.0 1.8 3.7 1.4
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 17.5 10.7 10.5 12.9

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 * * * 69.1
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication * * * 0.0
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 13.6 24.0 30.0 19.6

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 21.0 18.5 20.9 19.2
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 93.5 93.5 93.5 93.5
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight 0.0 1.5 1.5 0.8
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 98.6 100.0 100.0 99.6
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder 50.0 45.2 39.0 43.9
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 1.6 6.5 3.7 2.9
Percentage of long-stay residents who were physically restrained 5.8 7.2 5.6 5.4

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 80.0 80.0 80.0 80.0
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 83.9 91.7 94.4 91.5
  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