Resident Health Quality » Minnequa Medicenter

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 18.0 26.1 30.5 22.3
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 11.3 9.4 10.0 9.1
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 5.1 6.4 6.5 5.7
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 9.6 14.9 6.8 11.2
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 7.1 10.6 2.5 5.3
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 0.0 1.2 0.0 0.6
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 0.0 13.2 1.3 3.5
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 17.9 16.4 17.9 18.7

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 57.5 68.8 62.8 60.7
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication 3.2 0.0 7.0 4.4
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 13.9 15.8 1.9 8.1

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 24.0 21.1 22.7 22.7
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 95.5 95.5 95.5 95.5
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight 6.8 8.1 4.1 5.7
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 83.3 76.9 92.2 87.3
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder 46.5 47.6 39.5 43.2
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 2.8 2.7 0.0 2.3
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 84.4 84.4 84.4 84.4
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 96.7 89.8 95.2 94.0

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