Resident Health Quality » Regalcare at West Haven

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 17.9 9.3 20.0 19.3
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 5.4 8.9 3.8 6.8
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 16.7 17.6 27.3 20.9
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 7.2 12.1 6.2 9.0
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 1.8 3.0 1.7 2.0
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 0.0 1.2 1.3 0.6
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 22.4 26.1 24.6 23.6

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 * * * 78.0
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication 6.3 7.7 0.0 3.4
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 33.3 17.2 17.4 25.9

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 14.3 20.3 20.0 17.7
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 11.8 6.4 2.6 7.1
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 98.7 96.3 92.7 92.7
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder 23.5 16.7 25.6 23.4
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 94.1 94.1 94.1 94.1
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 84.3 79.6 67.2 76.0
  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