Resident Health Quality » Garden Terrace Alzheimer's Center of Excellence

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 6.0 10.1 6.5 8.9
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 1.1 2.3 2.2 2.2
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 5.4 4.4 5.3 4.8
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 11.8 2.8 9.1 7.9
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 0.0 0.0 4.6 2.3
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 1.3 2.3 4.2 3.0
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 1.1 0.0 3.2 1.3
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 27.0 27.9 30.0 29.2

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 67.7 61.8 * 61.5
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication 12.5 7.4 10.3 12.1
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 0.0 * 0.0 3.2

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 10.5 6.9 11.7 10.2
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 96.9 96.9 96.9 96.9
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight 14.5 18.1 11.7 12.9
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 91.3 90.0 83.0 85.3
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder 90.0 92.0 97.6 95.0
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 80.0 80.0 80.0 80.0
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 72.3 74.6 70.5 71.2
  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