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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 18.8 21.0 16.2 18.3
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 16.7 15.4 15.4 15.1
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 2.3 2.4 1.1 1.8
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 17.1 9.6 14.3 13.7
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain * 12.3 7.3 10.4
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 4.2 2.7 0.0 2.1
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 0.0 3.8 1.1 1.2
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 14.9 9.9 10.0 12.2

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 62.9 69.2 75.3 70.5
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication 0.0 0.0 2.0 1.1
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain * 22.0 13.5 16.7

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 20.9 22.5 22.9 22.6
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 85.4 85.4 85.4 85.4
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight 4.8 11.7 9.9 8.8
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 97.7 98.8 97.8 97.6
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder 69.4 59.4 65.7 67.2
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 85.6 85.6 85.6 85.7
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 91.5 94.8 92.4 93.2
  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