Resident Health Quality » Rehabilitation and Nursing Center of the Rockies

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 16.8 7.3 10.3 12.6
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 13.9 0.0 5.7 6.2
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 8.1 6.9 5.4 6.0
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 14.0 7.5 3.8 9.4
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 4.8 4.4 11.4 7.9
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 1.1 0.0 0.0 0.3
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 3.3 0.0 3.6 3.0
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 17.7 19.0 14.5 15.9

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 86.1 74.7 * 79.1
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication 8.0 3.7 3.4 3.8
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 2.5 6.8 12.8 6.9

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 21.7 19.6 20.4 20.2
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight 1.7 5.4 5.6 3.6
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 77.4 89.7 94.6 89.7
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder 46.2 42.9 50.0 45.6
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 1.8 1.8 0.0 0.9
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 88.9 88.9 88.9 88.9
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 89.4 94.2 92.0 90.3
  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