Resident Health Quality » Renaissance Center

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 27.6 21.4 18.9 23.7
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 9.5 9.6 6.7 10.2
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 3.8 3.8 2.9 3.0
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 20.0 23.5 21.8 21.6
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 7.5 13.0 5.9 11.3
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 2.0 2.1 0.0 1.6
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 4.8 4.9 1.9 3.5
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 19.3 18.0 15.5 16.4

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 46.8 37.2 * 47.6
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication 4.0 2.2 0.0 2.6
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain * 23.8 4.8 17.3

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 21.4 16.0 12.4 16.3
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 87.4 87.4 87.4 87.4
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight 4.0 9.2 12.5 8.3
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 63.5 63.8 55.8 56.1
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder 34.4 28.1 32.4 31.8
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 20.2 20.2 20.2 20.2
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 15.3 10.0 6.3 8.9
  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