Resident Health Quality » Alpine 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 21.8 10.4 15.8 13.5
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 14.6 0.0 0.0 3.9
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 2.0 0.0 0.0 0.9
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 13.8 17.3 17.1 14.6
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 24.1 15.9 24.0 17.7
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.9
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 4.0 2.3 7.7 3.9
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 19.1 15.3 15.2 15.6

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 * * * 69.6
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication 0.0 * * 0.0
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 19.0 * * 15.1

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 24.2 22.7 21.4 22.0
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 88.0 88.0 88.0 88.0
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight 0.0 6.7 1.4 2.3
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 58.8 70.9 70.9 71.1
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder 27.6 38.8 33.3 31.7
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 5.4 3.8 5.6 4.8
Percentage of long-stay residents who were physically restrained 2.0 0.0 0.0 0.6

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 50.0 50.0 50.0 50.0
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 22.9 30.8 13.6 28.3
  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