Resident Health Quality » A Merkle C Knipprath N H

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 26.6 13.0 4.8 17.7
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 3.1 3.4 0.0 2.5
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 3.6 1.8 1.9 2.8
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 22.5 14.6 7.1 15.1
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.8
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 1.8 3.8 1.9 2.8
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 5.7 5.8 5.9 5.3

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 * * * 94.1
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication 8.0 * * 3.5
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 0.0 0.0 * 3.2

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 20.0 18.6 14.3 16.2
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 96.5 96.5 96.5 96.5
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight 4.4 12.5 4.8 5.9
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 98.2 100.0 100.0 98.6
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder 16.7 27.6 29.0 23.7
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Percentage of long-stay residents who were physically restrained 3.6 0.0 0.0 0.9

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 71.4 71.4 71.4 71.4
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 60.7 73.1 64.0 58.8
  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