Resident Health Quality » Dept of State Hospitals - Metropolitan Skilled Nursing Facility

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 0.0 5.2 11.9 5.0
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 15.4 12.0 21.9 15.5
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 1.8 1.9 5.4 4.0
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 4.1 6.0 10.0 5.0
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 3.2 2.5 0.0 2.0
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 10.5 6.6 11.9 8.9
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 5.5 9.3 8.9 7.6
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication * * * 60.6

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 * * * *
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain * * * 5.0

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 18.2 24.1 21.4 21.1
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 96.7 96.7 96.7 96.7
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight 10.6 7.5 7.7 9.2
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 85.7 92.6 87.5 88.4
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder * 52.2 60.9 54.1
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 20.0 22.2 21.4 21.5

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 * * * 50.0
  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