Resident Health Quality » Effingham Care 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 32.6 22.2 24.0 24.5
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 3.2 8.5 11.5 8.0
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 4.1 4.2 5.5 4.3
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 30.7 15.1 26.4 21.4
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 27.8 19.4 17.5 20.3
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 4.0 1.7 1.1 2.3
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 6.5 6.7 8.0 6.2
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 21.3 19.6 19.3 20.3

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 * * * 76.3
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication * * 4.3 4.1
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain * * 15.6 18.1

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 29.7 30.7 31.1 29.7
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 5.7 10.1 13.6 9.3
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 96.9 94.7 96.7 96.5
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder 54.3 35.5 41.4 42.4
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 5.7 7.6 24.1 16.1
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 85.0 85.0 85.0 85.0
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 87.5 82.8 72.1 75.9
  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