Resident Health Quality » Knox County 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 22.5 22.3 19.0 20.6
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 3.0 3.2 4.1 3.6
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 3.4 3.5 5.2 4.5
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 6.4 12.0 11.6 9.3
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 9.9 11.7 11.8 11.2
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 10.9 7.7 7.2 7.1
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 10.2 7.1 3.5 6.7
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 9.5 8.0 8.0 9.0

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 * * * 52.1
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication * 0.0 * 3.0
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 25.8 32.1 25.0 30.5

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 17.0 16.3 13.5 15.1
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 97.6 97.6 97.6 97.6
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight 14.7 1.1 6.3 7.5
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 98.3 99.1 99.1 99.1
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder 53.5 50.0 54.5 51.2
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 6.1 4.8 0.9 3.2
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 85.3 85.3 85.3 85.3
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 82.9 86.1 83.3 85.3
  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