Resident Health Quality » North Star Rehabilitation and Care Community

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 18.2 19.5 18.2 17.9
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 2.6 2.6 2.7 3.2
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 1.4 0.0 1.4 1.1
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 25.8 19.7 15.9 21.2
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 5.8 4.4 8.0 6.3
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.6
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 4.2 4.2 0.0 2.5
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 19.3 21.7 18.6 19.9

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 * * * *
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication * * * 12.0
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain * * * 22.0

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 9.7 7.0 7.1 7.8
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 98.7 98.7 98.7 98.7
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight 4.2 7.0 5.7 6.0
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 97.2 98.6 97.2 97.9
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder 17.1 31.3 27.6 26.4
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 16.2 10.0 7.7 11.4
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 * * * 22.2
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine * * 23.8 35.6
  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