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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 23.1 9.2 37.6 25.8
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 13.4 13.6 15.0 12.6
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 4.0 2.2 1.9 2.4
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 27.6 10.7 20.2 19.6
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 17.7 13.8 19.1 17.8
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 2.3 4.3 4.4 3.7
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 0.0 3.2 0.0 1.0
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 18.8 20.2 16.5 18.2

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 50.6 58.4 * 57.4
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication 0.0 0.0 7.7 3.0
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 18.5 26.1 22.6 24.1

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 15.0 18.5 17.0 16.6
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 95.3 95.3 95.3 95.3
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight 3.6 3.7 5.4 4.8
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 84.0 89.2 71.3 80.5
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder 40.4 29.8 29.9 34.0
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 0.0 2.5 2.0 1.1
Percentage of long-stay residents who were physically restrained 1.0 1.1 1.9 1.5

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 83.6 83.6 83.6 83.6
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 76.4 82.1 56.4 69.4
  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