Resident Health Quality » Desert Manor

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 3.1 2.5 2.4 4.0
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers * * * 1.5
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 5.9 5.7 3.8 4.9
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 0.0 4.4 9.1 5.9
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 0.0 4.6 4.7 2.6
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 2.7 0.0 0.0 0.7
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 0.0 0.0 2.0 1.0
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 35.0 39.0 39.0 37.3

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 * * * *
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication * * * 3.1
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain * * * 1.7

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 14.3 13.0 22.7 15.7
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 98.3 98.3 98.3 98.3
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight 2.4 4.4 2.4 3.0
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 98.0 96.2 100.0 98.0
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder * * * 13.3
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 0.0 2.0 0.0 0.5
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 77.3 77.3 77.3 77.3
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 80.8 92.6 * 90.0
  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