Resident Health Quality » Idaho State Veterans Home - Pocatello

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 26.9 23.2 17.3 22.9
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 2.9 6.3 6.7 4.5
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 1.9 7.8 8.3 6.5
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 8.2 22.7 19.5 17.0
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 43.1 23.4 35.5 32.3
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 4.5 7.9 0.0 3.3
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 5.7 2.0 4.2 3.0
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 11.5 16.0 19.1 15.3

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 * * * 79.6
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication * * * 3.3
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 37.5 * 12.5 30.8

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 20.4 20.5 21.4 20.6
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 4.1 9.1 4.8 5.0
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 100.0 98.0 100.0 99.5
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder 50.0 50.0 53.3 49.6
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 19.1 34.8 23.9 27.5
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 75.0 75.0 75.0 75.0
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 86.2 85.7 90.0 89.4
  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