Resident Health Quality » Pruitthealth - Forsyth

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 22.9 22.7 15.9 19.0
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 2.4 2.0 0.0 2.2
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 0.0 3.1 3.1 2.3
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 10.7 22.6 10.5 12.6
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 16.6 15.9 10.9 17.0
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 4.0 3.7 3.3 3.2
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 1.6 1.6 4.7 2.0
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 16.9 14.3 17.2 16.9

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 * * * 48.3
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication * 0.0 * 1.7
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain * 9.1 * 11.6

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 27.6 37.5 45.0 39.5
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 98.6 98.6 98.6 98.6
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight 7.4 12.5 5.1 8.0
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 95.4 95.3 90.8 91.5
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder 50.0 44.1 53.7 46.0
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 6.6 7.0 1.6 3.7
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 60.0 60.0 60.0 60.0
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 64.0 61.3 35.0 49.5
  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.

About Quality Measures

References

  1. http://www.medicare.gov/NursingHomeCompare/Data/Long-Stay-Residents.html
  2. http://www.medicare.gov/NursingHomeCompare/Data/Short-Stay-Residents.html