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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 15.0 24.3 29.6 21.8
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 8.6 17.1 13.5 15.1
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 8.2 7.7 7.3 6.5
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 10.6 12.0 18.0 13.6
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 13.1 7.1 12.9 11.9
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 3.9 3.1 4.3 4.1
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 2.0 0.0 0.0 1.4
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 30.6 21.2 20.0 21.5

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 82.4 91.4 55.0 71.2
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 15.4 14.3 16.2 18.0

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 28.6 26.9 25.9 27.2
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight 10.2 11.5 13.5 12.4
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 100.0 100.0 98.2 99.1
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder * * * 39.0
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5
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 81.8 81.8 81.8 81.8
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 97.8 95.7 87.0 93.0
  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