Resident Health Quality » St Pauls Towers

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 * * 12.2 19.8
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 7.7 4.5 0.0 4.3
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 0.0 4.0 4.3 3.9
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 19.0 28.6 13.6 22.7
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 12.3 0.0 0.0 3.2
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 22.2 8.3 13.0 10.9
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 22.2 24.0 26.1 23.5

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 * 65.7 63.2 65.7
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication 0.0 2.9 2.9 1.7
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 29.7 8.3 7.9 12.5

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 8.7 8.7 0.0 4.3
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 0.0 4.5 4.5 4.4
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 77.8 96.0 100.0 93.1
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder * * * 78.3
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 7.7 12.5 14.3 12.5
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 83.7 83.7 83.7 83.7
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 95.3 92.9 93.0 93.9
  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