Resident Health Quality » Lillian G Carter Health and Rehabilitation

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 11.8 5.4 9.8 9.2
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 8.0 8.5 6.3 9.4
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 0.0 1.3 1.2 1.2
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 11.6 6.3 7.5 8.3
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 4.0 2.7 4.8 3.8
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 6.2 2.5 1.3 3.1
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 32.4 27.9 25.7 28.0

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 * * * 63.4
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication 4.0 6.5 0.0 2.7
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 13.3 9.3 7.9 9.4

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 27.4 22.8 19.3 22.8
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight 2.5 5.1 3.8 3.2
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 100.0 100.0 98.8 99.4
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder 45.2 50.0 48.1 46.6
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 1.3 0.0 0.0 0.7
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 89.6 89.6 89.6 89.6
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 94.2 84.6 83.6 86.9
  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