Resident Health Quality » Pruitthealth - Fitzgerald

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 21.6 30.4 35.6 27.5
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 12.2 12.8 20.0 15.8
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 4.8 1.8 2.0 2.7
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 29.4 13.3 11.6 16.2
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 5.1 7.6 8.3 8.6
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 1.2 0.0 0.0 0.6
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 4.9 7.1 9.8 7.7
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 14.3 8.2 7.1 10.5

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 61.7 * * 70.3
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication 0.0 4.3 0.0 2.7
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 22.9 26.5 19.4 23.2

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 26.4 20.0 23.3 21.8
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 98.5 98.5 98.5 98.5
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight 15.4 4.4 7.0 8.1
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder * * * 39.1
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 8.8 6.0 0.0 3.8
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 95.1 95.1 95.1 95.1
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 91.1 85.4 76.7 83.4
  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