Resident Health Quality » Santa Maria Care Center

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 17.8 14.0 19.9 15.9
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers * 3.8 7.1 4.7
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 2.4 2.2 0.0 1.1
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 2.6 10.3 7.3 7.6
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 0.0 6.2 2.6 3.7
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 12.9 4.6 4.1 6.3
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 0.0 2.2 0.0 0.5
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 30.8 25.6 28.6 27.4

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 * * * 94.3
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication 0.0 0.0 * 0.0
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 8.1 4.3 * 8.2

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 28.2 31.7 27.7 28.7
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 2.5 6.4 4.7
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder 45.0 * 45.8 46.2
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 2.5 0.0 8.3 2.8
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 78.6 78.6 78.6 78.6
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 85.1 80.0 * 82.7
  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