Resident Health Quality » Linwood Meadows 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 28.4 33.8 18.1 26.4
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 9.8 9.8 3.8 6.6
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 1.6 0.0 1.6 1.6
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 12.3 20.0 12.1 14.8
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain * 0.0 10.9 5.8
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 1.6 0.0 1.6 0.8
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 13.3 10.2 13.1 11.9

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 63.7 66.4 70.6 69.7
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication 0.9 0.0 1.1 0.7
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 6.0 * * 4.3

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 12.3 10.9 19.0 15.7
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 95.7 95.7 95.7 95.7
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight 7.1 1.9 3.6 3.6
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 88.7 96.7 100.0 96.0
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder 76.9 70.8 65.4 70.9
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 1.9 0.0 0.0 0.4
Percentage of long-stay residents who were physically restrained 3.2 1.6 0.0 1.2

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 79.5 79.5 79.5 79.5
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 84.4 90.9 96.2 92.1
  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