Resident Health Quality » Central Nursing Home

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 11.0 8.6 10.3 9.4
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 2.5 2.6 1.3 3.0
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 0.9 3.1 4.1 3.4
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 11.2 11.7 13.7 11.2
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 1.5 2.5 1.5 1.6
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 1.8 4.5 2.4 2.5
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 0.0 0.4 0.0 0.2
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 16.2 17.8 17.3 17.9

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 * * * 33.4
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication 5.0 4.2 4.8 3.5
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 11.6 4.7 2.4 5.4

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 24.3 26.0 26.0 23.9
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 99.2 99.2 99.2 99.2
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight 3.6 4.1 4.1 3.9
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 99.1 100.0 98.6 99.2
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder 12.1 13.6 10.7 11.8
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 69.0 59.4 57.5 59.5
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 67.2 67.2 67.2 67.2
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 76.9 79.0 82.5 78.3
  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