Resident Health Quality » Aspen Living 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 19.6 13.1 11.1 13.8
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 4.3 2.1 3.9 4.7
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 1.2 1.1 0.0 1.4
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 21.5 11.8 11.7 14.1
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 19.5 12.8 13.2 14.2
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 0.0 1.7 0.0 0.7
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 5.9 5.7 0.0 3.2
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 19.7 18.2 21.3 19.4

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 * * * 63.9
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.1
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 42.1 37.1 33.3 33.6

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 17.7 20.3 16.3 18.4
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 95.8 95.8 95.8 95.8
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight 2.5 7.6 3.8 4.1
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 89.5 97.7 95.5 93.6
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder 46.3 48.0 43.4 45.2
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 8.4 1.2 4.7 4.8
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 80.4 80.4 80.4 80.4
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 67.3 84.4 73.2 69.0
  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