Resident Health Quality » California Post-Acute Care

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 19.6 25.9 18.2 18.7
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 8.8 8.7 4.1 6.8
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 0.0 0.9 1.7 1.1
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 20.8 14.9 16.5 17.4
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 2.8 2.0 0.0 1.2
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 2.3 2.7 2.8 1.9
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 1.9 1.9 5.2 2.5
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 13.8 8.9 10.4 10.3

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 * * * 81.1
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication 1.9 0.0 0.0 0.5
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 7.4 2.3 2.7 3.6

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 13.7 16.8 14.8 15.8
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 93.8 93.8 93.8 93.8
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight 13.1 7.2 4.9 6.9
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 95.5 98.2 97.5 97.4
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder 20.0 26.8 21.0 21.7
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 58.6 58.6 58.6 58.6
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 58.1 66.3 71.1 67.5
  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