Resident Health Quality » Legacy Post-Acute Rehabilitation

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 * * * 31.1
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 24.7 25.6 23.7 23.6
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 1.0 1.0 1.9 1.3
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 12.8 21.6 12.5 15.4
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 9.3 2.1 6.1 5.5
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.3
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 4.5 2.2 1.1 2.8

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 * * * 70.2
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication 5.1 6.3 8.7 5.0
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain * * * 5.9

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 35.1 39.6 38.2 35.3
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 9.4 9.1 10.9 9.8
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 99.0 99.0 100.0 99.5
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder * * * 39.1
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.4
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 90.5 90.5 90.5 90.5
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 98.5 100.0 100.0 92.6
  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