Resident Health Quality » Aperion Care St Elmo

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 12.9 29.1 47.4 27.2
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 0.0 5.0 12.0 7.1
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 0.0 2.7 4.8 2.5
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 24.2 22.2 18.9 19.6
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain * * 0.0 3.2
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 0.0 3.3 3.2 1.5
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 6.1 0.0 5.3 2.7
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 18.5 31.3 24.3 25.9

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 * * * 82.7
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication * * * 5.0
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 7.4 5.0 * 9.5

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 33.3 32.4 28.6 29.7
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 94.6 94.6 94.6 94.6
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight 18.2 6.3 15.8 13.6
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 97.0 91.9 73.8 82.3
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder * * * 29.4
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 14.3 35.3 30.0 30.7
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 92.9 92.9 92.9 92.9
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 65.6 36.7 15.4 35.4
  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