Resident Health Quality » Alden Courts of Waterford

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 * * * 9.1
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers * * * *
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury * * * 11.6
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased * * * 14.7
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain * * * 0.0
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder * * * 0.0
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection * * * 0.0
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication * * * 67.4

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 * 56.7 61.9 62.5
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication * * * 1.4
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 0.0 2.8 0.0 0.8

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication * * * 45.7
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine * * * 91.7
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight * * * 2.9
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine * * * 100.0
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder * * * *
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms * * * 9.8
Percentage of long-stay residents who were physically restrained * * * 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 84.4 84.4 84.4 84.4
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 90.0 90.5 94.9 92.0
  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