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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 4.2 34.3 5.6 14.5
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 7.1 7.7 0.0 4.9
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 1.6 1.9 1.9 1.8
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 0.0 14.9 2.0 4.9
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 0.0 2.3 0.0 0.5
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 1.6 2.2 0.0 1.4
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 3.3 5.6 0.0 2.3
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 3.6 2.0 2.0 2.4

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 97.3 98.0 94.0 92.3
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 0.0 0.8 1.5 1.3

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 8.6 6.0 6.0 6.7
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 6.9 6.0 6.0 6.2
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 33.3 * * 47.3
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 97.4 97.4 97.4 97.4
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 97.2 95.3 94.8 95.9
  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