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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 27.6 18.0 19.7 22.5
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 14.3 18.2 3.1 11.3
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 7.4 9.1 10.7 9.5
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 27.7 12.5 20.0 23.2
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 5.9 15.8 23.8 15.0
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 1.3 4.3 3.4 3.6
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 2.0 7.8 5.5 3.8
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 19.6 17.3 25.9 22.2

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 * * 64.0 72.6
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication 7.1 0.0 0.0 1.9
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 9.1 3.4 13.9 11.9

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 32.7 22.9 34.0 31.5
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 85.5 85.5 85.5 85.5
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight 6.3 4.5 14.3 8.5
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 96.3 100.0 100.0 98.2
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder 30.0 13.0 31.8 30.1
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 36.0 45.1 45.3 38.0
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 75.8 75.8 75.8 75.8
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 73.0 91.2 100.0 89.9
  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