Resident Health Quality » River Ridge Rehabilitation and 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 31.6 25.2 17.9 21.4
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 20.0 25.7 13.5 18.3
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 7.5 10.9 11.1 9.2
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 33.3 28.6 17.9 24.0
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 3.5 1.6 0.0 1.3
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 4.5 0.0 1.6 2.0
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 16.7 12.7 9.7 11.7

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 * * * 87.5
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication 3.7 5.0 4.3 3.7
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 0.0 9.1 4.0 2.8

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 16.9 18.0 16.4 17.0
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 98.6 98.6 98.6 98.6
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight 4.7 3.3 6.7 4.6
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 97.0 95.3 96.8 97.2
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder 50.0 38.7 37.5 41.9
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 0.0 1.6 0.0 0.4
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 84.2 84.2 84.2 84.2
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 75.7 76.5 84.6 85.2
  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