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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 21.3 16.6 17.0 17.5
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 6.4 9.8 7.1 7.7
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 6.0 4.7 6.2 5.4
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 11.6 30.1 19.1 19.6
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 1.4 0.0 5.6 1.7
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 1.1 4.8 3.7 2.6
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 2.4 3.6 2.5 3.1
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 27.7 23.2 31.3 28.3

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 69.3 64.1 73.4 72.7
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication 7.0 7.7 11.1 9.7
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain * * * 14.8

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 40.8 39.7 31.9 38.1
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 89.7 89.7 89.7 89.7
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight 4.0 6.7 1.4 3.8
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 96.4 93.0 91.4 92.8
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder 43.2 47.2 47.4 42.9
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 0.0 0.0 1.3 0.7
Percentage of long-stay residents who were physically restrained 0.0 1.2 0.0 0.3

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 79.5 79.5 79.5 79.5
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 79.5 82.1 78.9 79.5
  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