Resident Health Quality » Emerald Shores Health and Rehabilitation

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 17.5 12.0 20.7 21.0
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 11.1 12.1 11.8 14.5
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 1.9 1.9 6.5 4.0
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 2.4 9.3 27.0 13.2
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 20.0 23.6 8.3 15.6
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 7.1 8.7 8.9 6.4
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 0.0 1.9 0.0 0.5
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 8.2 8.3 12.2 9.9

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 76.6 75.3 78.5 77.3
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication 0.0 0.0 1.7 0.8
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 23.9 20.3 13.7 16.9

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 33.3 35.6 28.9 30.5
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 4.4 6.7 13.2 7.8
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 100.0 100.0 97.8 99.0
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder 45.0 * * 44.4
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 97.7 97.7 97.7 97.7
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 100.0 100.0 98.2 98.8
  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