Resident Health Quality » Generations at Lincoln

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 6.8 11.3 13.4 13.6
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 11.8 4.0 4.8 8.0
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 1.3 4.2 4.3 3.8
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 2.9 4.8 10.0 8.1
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 8.2 7.5 10.9 7.8
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 3.1 3.5 1.8 2.9
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 3.9 4.2 0.0 2.8
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 19.1 17.5 16.7 17.1

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 * * * 66.8
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 25.0 7.4 20.6 19.2

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 38.2 40.6 39.7 37.6
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 2.6 2.9 3.1 2.5
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 100.0 98.6 100.0 99.3
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder 34.1 41.7 25.8 32.4
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 5.8 0.0 0.0 1.6
Percentage of long-stay residents who were physically restrained 0.0 0.0 1.4 0.7

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 93.2 93.2 93.2 93.2
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 95.6 97.6 86.5 86.6
  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