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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
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 11.5 4.0 0.0 5.3
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 3.0 0.0 0.0 0.8
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased * * * 13.6
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 16.2 17.1 13.3 11.9
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 2.3 2.9 3.0 2.7
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 0.0 6.7 14.3 5.0
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 12.5 9.7 17.9 13.6

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 87.9 82.6 71.8 76.2
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication 8.0 3.3 0.0 2.8
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 10.6 7.4 11.5 10.6

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication * * * 0.0
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 91.7 91.7 91.7 91.7
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight * * * 0.0
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 100.0 100.0 93.1 98.4
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder * * * 76.5
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 91.0 91.0 91.0 91.0
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 92.1 92.6 98.4 95.8
  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