Resident Health Quality » Clearwater 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 8.1 11.3 3.9 8.3
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 9.1 11.5 10.0 8.7
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 3.2 4.5 3.3 3.2
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 11.1 9.6 7.0 9.6
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 4.1 2.0 0.0 1.8
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 0.0 1.5 0.0 0.7
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 0.0 1.1 0.0 0.3
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 4.9 5.6 12.2 9.8

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 * * * 63.2
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication 4.5 3.8 7.7 5.6
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 3.8 0.0 1.9 1.1

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 38.0 40.7 34.8 38.0
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 94.3 94.3 94.3 94.3
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight 9.0 10.6 13.6 9.0
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 67.0 77.3 83.7 80.7
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder 36.4 34.5 37.1 37.9
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 86.5 86.5 86.5 86.5
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 79.2 97.6 100.0 95.4
  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