Resident Health Quality » Cambridge Care 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 24.9 24.9 27.4 25.8
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 8.8 5.7 2.7 5.6
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 1.3 2.4 5.7 4.4
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 27.9 27.6 20.0 21.9
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 7.3 4.1 3.0 7.1
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 2.0 0.0 3.2 2.1
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 0.0 1.2 0.0 0.3
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 23.8 20.9 22.5 22.2

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 * * 75.8 67.5
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication 4.2 0.0 0.0 1.0
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 33.3 33.3 * 23.5

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 5.6 2.5 2.5 3.5
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 92.1 92.1 92.1 92.1
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight 1.4 7.6 8.8 5.1
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 80.5 92.9 98.9 93.2
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder 23.4 30.4 28.6 28.1
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 1.6 3.9 4.1 3.4
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 73.0 73.0 73.0 73.0
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 72.7 78.0 95.0 83.8
  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