Resident Health Quality » West Gables Health 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 4.8 15.1 0.0 11.1
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 8.1 7.0 7.3 7.5
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 0.0 11.8 0.0 4.9
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 4.3 3.0 3.4 2.8
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 5.6 7.5 4.9 5.0
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 0.0 0.0 2.2 1.2
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 30.0 24.4 26.7 27.9

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 53.9 65.0 70.3 63.0
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication 4.0 2.4 3.4 3.4
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 1.3 2.2 2.6 1.9

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 41.0 45.2 40.0 39.7
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 86.7 86.7 86.7 86.7
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight 8.8 7.3 2.6 5.4
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 * 65.0 * 69.8
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 0.0 0.0 2.2 0.6
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 97.7 97.7 97.7 97.7
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 100.0 100.0 99.8 99.9
  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