Resident Health Quality » Pruitthealth - Washington

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 * 16.8 * 16.0
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 6.9 3.7 14.8 9.0
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 2.8 2.8 5.4 4.2
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 23.3 18.5 20.0 15.9
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 0.0 0.0 4.5 1.2
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 2.0 7.1 9.7 6.4
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 0.0 5.6 0.0 1.4
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 9.4 6.3 12.1 10.2

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 * * * *
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication * * * 2.4
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain * * * 4.4

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 26.5 25.0 21.9 22.2
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 85.7 85.7 85.7 85.7
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight 11.4 6.3 6.3 7.1
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 77.8 86.1 89.2 86.8
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder * * * 20.7
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 39.4 47.1 16.2 29.0
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 * * * 93.8
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine * 90.0 95.2 92.5
  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