Resident Health Quality » Chicago Ridge Nursing 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 9.5 10.5 3.2 7.0
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 4.8 5.0 3.6 4.7
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 1.4 0.5 0.5 0.9
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 4.2 14.1 2.6 5.7
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 6.5 4.7 5.1 5.0
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 1.6 2.5 2.5 2.2
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 0.9 0.5 0.5 0.8
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 37.2 38.8 36.7 38.1

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 * * * *
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication * * * *
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain * * * 3.8

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 21.4 19.8 18.1 20.0
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 74.0 74.0 74.0 74.0
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight 2.2 4.0 2.3 2.7
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 32.4 28.6 28.7 30.2
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder 11.6 10.7 9.9 10.2
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 96.8 96.7 94.3 96.3
Percentage of long-stay residents who were physically restrained 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.6

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 16.7 16.7 16.7 16.7
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 4.3 10.3 2.4 7.0
  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