Resident Health Quality » Palos Verdes Health 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 * * * 2.3
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 0.0 0.0 3.4 1.9
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 0.0 0.0 2.5 1.3
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 0.0 0.0 3.3 3.6
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain * * * 14.7
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 3.4 0.0 2.5 1.5
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 2.9 3.0 2.6 2.7
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 12.9 12.9 11.4 12.8

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 * * * 47.5

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 40.7 35.7 42.9 39.7
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 76.9 76.9 76.9 76.9
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight 3.7 3.8 0.0 2.5
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 100.0 97.1 92.5 95.3
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder * * * 27.0
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 9.7 2.9 2.7 4.3
Percentage of long-stay residents who were physically restrained 5.9 5.7 2.5 3.3

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 54.2 54.2 54.2 54.2
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 96.3 93.5 * 96.7
  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