Resident Health Quality » Community Subacute and Transitional 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 * * 20.0 11.0
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 19.5 21.3 23.7 21.5
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 0.0 1.1 4.3 2.5
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 23.8 13.2 22.5 20.4
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 25.8 29.1 36.8 30.8
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 4.8 6.5 9.0 7.1
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 3.3 0.0 3.3 1.9
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 5.7 8.1 11.4 9.0

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 * * * 86.3
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication 0.0 9.1 12.5 7.8
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 39.3 40.6 38.2 35.8

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 26.4 29.2 27.0 27.7
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 88.6 88.6 88.6 88.6
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight 2.2 1.1 1.1 2.0
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 97.8 96.8 97.8 97.3
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder * * * 14.5
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 1.2 0.0 0.0 0.3
Percentage of long-stay residents who were physically restrained 0.0 1.1 0.0 0.3

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 90.4 90.4 90.4 90.4
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 89.5 89.7 89.8 88.9
  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