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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 16.8 29.3 13.2 16.0
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 7.1 7.1 8.1 6.3
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 4.5 3.3 4.1 3.8
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 17.3 17.0 12.8 16.3
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 1.1 1.0 3.9 1.7
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 3.8 9.0 4.6 4.7
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 2.7 2.5 6.7 3.6
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 20.6 21.9 21.8 21.4

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 * * * 62.6
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication * * * 3.6
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 22.5 7.4 11.1 12.2

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 47.6 40.3 38.5 41.4
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 94.4 94.4 94.4 94.4
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight 4.7 6.8 5.2 4.8
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 25.9 26.0 26.4 32.2
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder 56.1 45.5 51.0 51.1
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 3.1 6.0 0.0 3.0
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 75.8 75.8 75.8 75.8
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 23.4 34.5 26.7 33.6
  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