Resident Health Quality » Veterans Home of California - Fresno

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 20.4 6.8 13.4 14.6
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 3.0 6.2 4.6 5.7
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 1.8 2.7 0.9 1.6
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 8.8 8.0 14.4 12.7
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 4.2 2.9 6.2 4.1
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 7.9 3.6 4.6 4.8
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 2.7 1.8 1.8 2.7
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 12.5 13.0 11.6 12.2

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 * * * 0.0
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain * * * 8.8

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 4.9 5.9 6.6 5.8
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 8.5 4.0 2.9 4.6
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder 48.3 50.0 55.4 51.5
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 0.0 0.9 0.0 0.2
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 * * * 100.0
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine * 100.0 * 97.0
  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