Resident Health Quality » Waveny 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 14.9 21.6 17.0 16.5
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 2.3 9.1 4.5 5.7
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 5.3 3.5 5.8 4.1
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 15.8 11.8 23.3 14.8
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 11.7 19.6 17.0 14.8
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 2.2 1.7 5.3 3.3
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 3.6 1.8 0.0 1.4
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 10.7 7.1 3.9 7.9

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 70.8 69.8 72.0 73.0
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication 1.9 0.9 0.8 1.1
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 26.5 26.7 22.6 22.9

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 22.6 22.4 20.9 22.5
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 3.9 4.3 0.0 2.7
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 86.0 86.0 88.5 87.6
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder * * * 60.0
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 0.0 1.9 0.0 0.5
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 78.0 78.0 78.0 78.0
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 69.9 68.0 62.7 63.9
  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