Resident Health Quality » Carrier Mills Nursing & Rehab Center

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 16.8 12.0 14.9
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 6.8 6.7 10.0 7.7
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 8.6 3.9 2.6 4.8
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 11.4 16.2 17.1 12.6
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 20.5 23.7 23.5 20.5
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 13.9 7.8 9.9 9.0
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 9.5 17.3 18.2 16.7
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 19.7 19.4 20.5 19.9

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 59.9 * * 56.4
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication 2.7 4.9 8.1 5.3
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 22.0 29.4 21.9 24.5

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 39.2 39.2 37.7 38.1
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 97.7 97.7 97.7 97.7
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight 8.3 13.9 10.5 11.3
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 96.3 93.5 97.4 96.1
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder 68.6 69.0 67.4 69.2
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 31.5 35.8 38.6 37.5
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 75.7 75.7 75.7 75.7
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 75.0 80.6 86.7 82.3
  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