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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 10.4 3.6 1.8 5.1
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 11.1 11.4 9.4 9.4
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 3.4 3.3 7.7 5.6
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 14.8 5.4 15.8 10.7
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain * 4.8 16.2 9.8
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 0.0 3.1 3.2 2.0
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 0.0 0.0 1.5 0.8
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 19.6 19.0 17.7 18.2

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 45.2 45.7 58.8 51.4
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication 4.5 3.0 0.9 2.6
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain * 27.3 20.7 19.4

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 22.2 22.8 20.7 20.8
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 85.7 85.7 85.7 85.7
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight 3.7 5.3 3.4 4.0
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 96.6 96.7 98.5 97.2
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder 57.7 60.0 70.6 65.8
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 1.8 0.0 1.8 1.3
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 84.1 84.1 84.1 84.1
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 90.3 96.2 96.4 94.2
  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