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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 15.9 15.0 26.7 18.3
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 7.7 4.9 9.8 8.8
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 4.1 4.0 3.0 3.3
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 8.5 7.1 6.1 9.1
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 2.1 0.0 0.0 1.2
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 4.5 0.8 2.6 2.4
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 2.1 1.0 2.0 1.5
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 18.3 10.8 4.6 11.7

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 * * * 42.4
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication 0.0 5.0 4.8 4.0
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain * * 0.0 7.4

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 16.0 13.8 7.4 11.6
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 87.9 87.9 87.9 87.9
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight 9.7 14.0 13.7 11.9
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 53.6 50.0 56.4 58.6
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder 68.8 55.2 65.4 64.2
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 26.5 26.5 26.5 26.5
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 7.4 9.3 3.8 11.2
  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