Resident Health Quality » Beacon Health 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 38.4 22.7 32.4 33.6
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 16.7 15.6 17.8 15.1
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 2.2 2.3 3.5 2.9
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 20.0 10.8 7.8 16.7
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 5.1 4.0 3.1 3.8
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 1.1 0.0 1.2 1.7
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 13.3 14.1 17.6 15.8

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 * * * 47.9
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication 11.1 5.0 * 9.5
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 4.0 7.1 9.1 6.9

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 9.2 6.0 12.0 9.8
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.3
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight 10.6 6.0 9.9 7.2
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 1.1 1.2 0.0 0.9
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder 17.9 35.7 33.3 26.7
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 29.1 29.9 48.0 42.3
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 8.3 8.3 8.3 8.3
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 2.5 0.0 0.0 1.6
  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