Resident Health Quality » Avalon Healthcare 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 11.7 8.8 6.5 7.8
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 9.4 5.6 5.6 6.6
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 2.6 2.4 3.5 3.9
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 10.0 7.4 2.5 5.8
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 0.0 1.2 1.1 0.9
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 2.7 3.6 3.7 2.8
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 9.9 12.8 6.6 9.0

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 76.2 84.1 * 83.7
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication 1.9 2.3 0.0 1.2
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 1.7 7.0 4.9 3.8

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 28.4 27.7 23.2 25.5
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 98.8 98.8 98.8 98.8
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight 6.8 6.2 6.4 6.5
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder 54.3 56.4 61.0 58.4
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 0.0 0.0 1.3 0.3
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 96.5 96.5 96.5 96.5
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 98.9 96.9 100.0 98.5
  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