Resident Health Quality » Winning Wheels

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 25.6 13.7 28.7 25.4
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 10.1 13.4 9.2 10.1
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 1.2 0.0 0.0 0.6
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 18.3 9.7 17.3 15.6
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 0.0 1.4 4.7 2.1
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.6
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 1.2 1.2 2.4 1.5
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 37.2 37.7 34.2 36.5

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 * * * *
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain * * * 3.4

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 26.5 20.5 32.1 29.4
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 98.9 98.9 98.9 98.9
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight 2.4 7.2 4.8 5.7
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 100.0 98.8 100.0 99.7
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder 32.6 36.4 37.0 35.6
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 13.9 7.0 8.9 12.4
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 * * * 20.0
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine * * * 87.9
  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