Resident Health Quality » Waycross 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 15.6 18.0 17.8 23.0
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 4.5 0.0 2.1 2.2
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 0.0 1.6 1.6 1.2
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 20.0 18.9 25.0 23.3
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 6.9 8.2 11.1 9.5
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 0.0 0.0 1.7 0.4
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 19.2 19.6 21.2 20.0

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 * 47.8 43.7 49.4
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication 3.1 2.9 3.2 3.8
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 20.0 19.4 16.7 20.5

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 27.1 27.6 33.3 30.3
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 5.1 1.8 3.8 3.2
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder 44.8 43.5 36.0 40.2
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 6.8 1.8 1.7 3.0
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 89.6 89.6 89.6 89.6
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 95.9 95.7 88.1 92.4
  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