Resident Health Quality » Etowah Landing

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 34.9 38.1 40.5 34.2
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 5.6 5.5 8.3 8.0
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 2.4 2.4 1.1 2.0
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 32.9 19.4 21.3 23.8
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 16.1 4.4 4.4 7.3
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 2.8 3.0 3.4 3.3
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 9.6 14.8 14.6 11.4
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 13.2 18.1 16.9 16.7

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 * * * 77.8
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication * 4.8 * 4.4
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain * 30.0 * 21.5

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 22.0 18.3 25.0 22.6
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 84.6 84.6 84.6 84.6
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight 3.9 4.5 4.8 5.5
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 38.8 65.9 58.4 53.3
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder 41.0 46.3 61.1 51.4
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 3.7 2.9 4.9 2.9
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 52.4 52.4 52.4 52.4
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 38.1 31.9 30.8 34.6
  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