Resident Health Quality » Palms Care 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 13.6 21.1 14.1 15.0
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 10.3 8.6 6.3 7.9
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 4.0 4.0 3.0 3.3
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 4.4 7.9 12.6 7.8
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 3.4 1.2 5.0 3.4
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 2.6 2.0 1.1 1.4
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 0.0 1.0 1.0 1.0
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 21.2 13.4 10.4 14.1

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 * 53.8 49.5 58.1
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication 3.1 0.0 2.6 2.9
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 5.1 7.5 3.6 5.6

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 9.5 7.5 7.5 8.1
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 94.7 94.7 94.7 94.7
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight 4.3 3.3 2.2 3.0
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 99.0 100.0 100.0 99.7
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder 54.8 65.7 62.5 60.6
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3
Percentage of long-stay residents who were physically restrained 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.3

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 93.1 93.8 97.1 94.8
  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