Resident Health Quality » Ponce Therapy Care Center, The

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 30.2 17.8 19.5 23.6
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 17.9 12.8 15.9 13.5
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 0.0 0.0 1.8 1.5
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 23.7 14.3 17.9 18.7
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 9.6 5.0 13.0 8.1
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 2.4 5.9 2.6 3.6
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 8.1 4.0 3.6 6.6
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 13.2 18.4 21.4 20.1

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 61.9 65.5 68.6 70.1
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication 1.0 2.0 2.0 1.8
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 23.4 19.8 15.8 15.8

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 32.5 28.0 28.6 25.4
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 97.6 97.6 97.6 97.6
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight 10.8 10.0 5.5 8.2
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 97.5 94.0 100.0 98.0
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder * 34.8 60.0 51.5
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 0.0 4.7 7.7 5.9
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 95.4 95.4 95.4 95.4
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 93.2 93.1 94.4 95.3
  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