Resident Health Quality » Regalcare at Torrington

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 17.4 13.3 41.8 24.2
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 2.9 3.2 0.0 2.4
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 1.6 6.8 5.0 5.9
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 16.7 23.9 32.6 23.9
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 10.2 2.1 8.2 6.4
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 3.9 4.7 0.0 2.7
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 3.3 8.5 13.8 7.7
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 14.3 12.5 15.2 15.1

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 * * * 75.3
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication 3.8 5.0 0.0 3.2
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 25.0 13.8 20.0 21.4

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 25.5 22.4 25.9 25.0
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 86.4 86.4 86.4 86.4
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight 6.9 0.0 0.0 1.8
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 90.3 93.2 96.7 92.9
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder 15.4 21.4 12.9 15.4
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
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 85.1 85.1 85.1 85.1
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 72.5 82.2 61.7 67.0
  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