Resident Health Quality » Walnut Creek Skilled Nursing & Rehabilitation 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 10.1 9.4 15.8 15.3
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 9.6 8.9 8.9 9.8
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 1.6 0.0 0.0 0.4
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 25.0 16.4 11.3 17.7
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 0.0 1.4 1.5 1.7
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 3.0 2.4 3.5 2.8
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 1.7 0.8 3.1 2.0
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 9.1 13.1 11.5 10.3

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 65.8 68.3 65.8 64.4
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication 2.6 0.0 0.0 0.7
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 8.9 2.3 1.8 3.3

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 20.5 19.4 17.5 17.9
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 97.9 97.9 97.9 97.9
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight 0.9 2.4 5.0 3.1
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 89.1 90.1 91.5 91.3
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder * * 42.3 32.1
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 1.1 0.0 0.0 0.3
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 90.5 91.2 90.8 91.4
  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