Resident Health Quality » Big Meadows

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 11.4 8.0 11.7 12.4
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 10.3 7.9 7.7 7.0
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 3.3 6.9 4.8 5.3
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 18.2 26.8 12.5 18.5
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 12.3 2.5 14.1 8.5
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 2.1 0.0 0.0 0.5
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 11.7 1.7 1.6 3.7
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 41.7 36.2 16.1 26.6

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 * * * 8.8

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 46.4 41.5 35.6 41.0
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 98.5 98.5 98.5 98.5
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight 5.3 3.8 3.4 4.4
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 47.8 47.8 45.8 46.7
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 28.8 23.2 19.3 20.6
Percentage of long-stay residents who were physically restrained 3.3 1.7 1.6 1.6

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 * * * 100.0
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine * * * 93.6
  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