Resident Health Quality » Lutheran Home for the Aged

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 14.0 14.2 14.6 17.1
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 7.3 4.3 5.3 5.2
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 3.9 4.4 2.7 3.6
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 7.9 7.3 8.2 9.4
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 4.4 5.4 7.8 5.5
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 3.1 1.2 2.3 2.2
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 6.7 8.4 6.6 6.4
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 16.1 14.0 13.2 15.1

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 70.5 67.0 62.9 64.6
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication 0.7 0.3 1.3 1.1
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 9.1 13.7 16.0 13.5

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 11.8 11.1 10.1 10.7
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 97.0 97.0 97.0 97.0
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight 6.5 5.9 6.1 5.8
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 95.6 93.9 94.0 94.2
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder 41.5 39.1 40.0 42.3
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 2.3 5.1 4.4 3.5
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 90.0 90.0 90.0 90.0
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 88.6 89.0 87.5 88.8

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