Resident Health Quality » Life Care Center of Aurora

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 15.7 23.6 24.8 24.5
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 10.5 2.6 5.7 6.2
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 4.5 4.9 7.1 5.3
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 11.9 21.1 16.7 19.2
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 2.2 0.0 4.9 3.8
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 0.0 3.2 0.0 2.2
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 2.4 5.0 4.8 4.2
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 9.3 12.5 14.3 13.7

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 53.4 54.6 53.0 54.6
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication 0.8 1.4 1.9 1.4
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 8.7 6.7 7.6 8.9

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 21.4 15.8 13.9 18.5
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 94.1 94.1 94.1 94.1
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight 2.4 2.7 5.6 4.7
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 95.5 95.1 90.5 92.9
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder 72.0 * * 63.1
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 96.5 96.5 96.5 96.5
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 95.0 95.3 95.2 94.8
  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