Resident Health Quality » Colorado State Veterans Nursing Home-Rifle

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 16.6 6.4 21.7 14.1
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 5.7 5.9 6.1 7.1
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 2.9 3.1 1.4 2.5
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 18.8 12.9 20.3 16.0
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 17.8 10.1 14.1 14.3
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 13.2 8.4 6.0 9.7
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.4
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 10.4 12.7 15.7 12.2

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 * * * *
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication * * * 0.0
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain * * * 8.3

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 18.2 15.9 14.1 14.9
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 98.6 98.6 98.6 98.6
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight 6.3 11.5 7.8 11.0
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 88.6 86.2 79.2 84.3
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder 54.3 40.6 47.6 53.5
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 3.1 3.1 1.5 1.9
Percentage of long-stay residents who were physically restrained 0.0 4.6 0.0 1.8

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 * * * 75.0
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine * 40.0 * 34.4
  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