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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 * * * 25.1
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 16.1 25.0 29.0 24.6
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 24.1 19.4 15.6 19.0
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain * 0.0 * 0.0
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 8.3 5.7 2.0 4.2
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 25.6 26.8 25.7 23.6

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 64.3 67.9 58.3 61.4
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication 1.2 2.6 2.9 2.2
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 1.7 1.6 4.9 1.9

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 25.6 27.9 29.3 28.0
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 9.3 4.7 7.3 7.9
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 79.1 86.0 85.4 84.2
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder * * * 17.9
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 0.0 0.0 2.9 0.7
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 87.1 87.1 87.1 87.1
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 83.3 86.7 85.2 83.7
  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