Resident Health Quality » Elberta Health Care

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 20.7 22.1 24.9 20.2
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 2.5 10.0 15.4 8.1
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 5.5 1.9 2.0 2.9
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 28.3 27.7 14.3 21.4
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 4.1 6.4 9.4 5.0
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 2.3 0.0 1.7 1.0
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 0.0 4.0 0.0 1.5
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 18.9 8.2 2.2 9.2

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 * * * 68.9
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication * * * 0.0
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 9.1 * 0.0 5.1

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 45.1 36.5 33.3 38.2
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 96.6 96.6 96.6 96.6
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight 2.0 4.0 8.3 4.1
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 96.4 96.2 91.8 93.2
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder * * * 71.4
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 2.0 2.1 2.3 2.7
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 69.0 69.0 69.0 69.0
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 69.0 64.0 46.9 56.6
  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