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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 8.5 15.6 5.5 7.8
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 3.3 10.0 17.9 10.4
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 0.0 2.6 2.9 1.4
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 2.7 5.3 5.7 4.2
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 2.5 2.3 5.9 3.2
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 11.3 9.1 5.7 7.7
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 5.4 2.6 2.9 3.5
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 13.5 13.2 8.6 12.5

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 * * 62.1 59.9
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 26.7 29.2 31.3 26.8

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 27.0 26.3 25.7 25.7
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 0.0 2.6 0.0 0.7
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 61.9 * * 59.2
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
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 87.1 87.1 87.1 87.1
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 96.7 100.0 100.0 99.3
  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