Resident Health Quality » Forest City Rehab & Nursing Center

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 34.5 23.3 23.8 30.8
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 9.6 10.6 10.7 9.8
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 2.8 3.3 2.7 2.5
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 31.3 17.0 13.5 21.5
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 10.2 4.8 4.0 4.9
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 3.4 3.6 3.9 3.2
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 1.1 0.0 0.5 0.4
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 46.8 49.3 49.2 49.4

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 * * * 4.5
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 39.1 * * 22.2

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 24.1 22.5 21.5 21.8
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 94.2 94.2 94.2 94.2
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight 1.8 5.9 11.1 5.8
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 84.4 84.5 48.4 74.5
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder 14.8 20.6 23.5 19.8
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 79.4 84.5 73.1 79.8
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 48.8 48.8 48.8 48.8
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 57.1 76.0 66.7 61.3
  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