Resident Health Quality » Life Care Center of Port Saint Lucie

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 20.7 16.9 8.3 14.3
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 11.6 6.0 7.4 8.9
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 15.2 9.1 3.5 7.6
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 7.9 8.7 8.5 6.9
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 3.5 0.0 2.3 1.9
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 1.8 3.4 3.1 2.5
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 6.8 1.9 5.3 3.9
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 22.2 18.0 13.7 16.8

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 65.6 68.8 64.8 64.8
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.2
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 5.8 6.2 4.4 5.8

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 34.2 34.8 21.3 28.2
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 80.4 80.4 80.4 80.4
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight 8.3 2.3 6.4 4.2
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 95.7 98.2 98.2 93.4
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder * 63.6 81.0 66.7
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 11.9 5.7 5.7 6.5
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 88.5 88.5 88.5 88.5
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 84.9 92.9 92.0 88.9
  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