Resident Health Quality » Whittier Pacific 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 15.1 11.7 3.9 9.8
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 8.5 9.2 10.3 9.2
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 13.0 6.1 0.0 6.5
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 3.3 1.7 1.6 1.7
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 0.0 1.0 0.9 1.2
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 3.4 0.0 1.1 2.0
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 1.2 2.4 0.0 0.9

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 69.1 71.3 * 77.6
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication 5.1 0.0 3.0 3.7
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 10.3 7.0 10.7 9.0
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 98.9 98.9 98.9 98.9
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight 8.0 3.6 3.6 4.4
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 96.6 98.9 98.9 97.5
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder * 50.0 * 52.6
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
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 65.2 65.2 65.2 65.3
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 60.0 61.3 57.6 57.4
  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