Resident Health Quality » Riverside Convalescent Hospital

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 52.3 34.6 21.7 37.2
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 11.8 11.6 5.4 8.4
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 1.5 1.4 0.0 0.7
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 40.9 35.0 31.4 32.4
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 0.0 4.1 7.2 4.1
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 8.7 3.0 1.4 3.7
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 0.0 4.5 0.0 1.1
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 26.2 23.4 18.6 21.6

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 66.7 62.7 61.8 64.0
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication 2.2 1.1 1.2 1.5
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 3.8 6.8 7.6 5.8

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 23.1 29.4 26.2 25.4
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 84.4 84.4 84.4 84.4
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight 0.0 6.3 4.8 3.9
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 98.5 97.1 95.3 97.0
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder 8.3 24.1 28.0 21.6
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 0.0 0.0 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 87.4 87.4 87.4 87.4
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 84.8 92.4 92.5 90.9

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