Resident Health Quality » Douglas Jacobson State Veterans Nursing Home

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 29.0 12.6 21.5 20.2
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 5.5 1.5 3.3 3.3
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 1.9 1.8 4.5 2.7
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 23.9 16.7 10.4 16.8
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 16.7 11.9 7.0 10.0
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 2.4 3.6 4.1 3.3
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 0.0 2.7 0.9 1.8
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 20.2 20.4 20.2 20.4

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 * * * *
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication * * * 0.0
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain * * * 17.2

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 12.0 9.5 8.8 8.8
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 99.1 99.1 99.1 99.1
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight 1.1 4.3 8.2 5.3
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 97.2 97.3 98.2 97.7
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder 43.2 57.1 47.7 48.4
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 2.0 3.1 2.0 2.0
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 89.3 89.3 89.3 89.3
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 77.4 76.9 90.5 84.3
  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