Resident Health Quality » New Athens Home for the Aged

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 * * * 18.6
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 8.3 4.5 * 7.3
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 2.7 2.8 7.1 4.5
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 24.1 17.9 33.3 23.9
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain * * * *
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 3.7 3.3 4.7 4.4
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 3.0 0.0 0.0 1.6
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 19.4 20.0 25.9 21.7

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 * * * *
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication * * * 25.0
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain * * * *

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 3.1 16.7 14.8 11.2
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 89.5 89.5 89.5 89.5
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight 16.7 6.7 0.0 8.0
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 94.6 100.0 96.4 97.7
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder * * * 43.6
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 0.0 9.1 0.0 2.4
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 * * * 44.4
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine * * * 72.9
  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