Resident Health Quality » University Crossing

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 * * 17.6 16.3
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers * * 9.5 12.5
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 4.8 * 0.0 1.1
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased * * 16.0 12.0
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain * * 0.0 0.9
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 0.0 * 0.0 0.0
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 4.8 * 0.0 1.1
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 14.3 * 10.7 11.8

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 63.1 61.1 62.6
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication 1.9 1.4 1.3 1.6
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 14.5 9.4 8.4 10.5

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication * * 15.4 20.0
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 * * 3.8 8.2
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 95.2 * 96.4 97.8
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder * * 70.0 61.2
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms * * 0.0 0.0
Percentage of long-stay residents who were physically restrained 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 92.4 92.4 92.4 92.4
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 92.5 95.1 95.0 94.3
  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