Resident Health Quality » New Castle Health and Rehabilitation 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 35.6 35.8 32.4 33.1
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 11.1 4.1 0.0 4.7
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 1.1 3.1 4.8 4.3
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 23.8 17.4 28.0 20.7
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 11.0 8.6 6.6 7.6
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 2.2 1.8 1.4 1.7
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 3.2 7.6 4.9 4.9
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 14.6 15.3 12.7 13.0

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 59.5 * * 56.3
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication 12.0 8.0 * 7.5
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 8.1 5.0 * 5.7

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 14.4 16.3 19.5 18.5
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 78.3 78.3 78.3 78.3
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight 4.4 8.0 6.2 6.6
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 94.6 94.8 92.8 94.6
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder 66.7 66.7 69.2 66.9
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 4.9 8.4 2.7 4.9
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 82.0 82.0 82.0 82.0
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 87.7 88.2 * 86.2
  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