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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 19.7 11.4 10.5 15.3
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 8.8 14.3 10.1 12.8
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 1.2 2.3 4.5 3.4
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 12.8 2.6 17.5 11.4
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 12.6 13.7 9.1 11.7
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 3.9 5.0 3.8 4.0
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 2.4 5.7 1.1 3.5
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 8.2 11.5 10.2 10.3

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 * 66.3 * 65.5
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication 0.0 2.3 2.3 2.4
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 24.5 18.8 14.6 17.1

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 16.0 21.7 26.2 21.3
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 97.9 97.9 97.9 97.9
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight 11.4 8.5 14.6 10.7
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder 60.0 54.8 44.4 50.8
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 3.8 4.8 2.4 3.3
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 91.5 91.5 91.5 91.5
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 93.4 94.1 93.8 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