Resident Health Quality » Core of Dale

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 19.2 18.5 4.1 15.1
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 14.3 4.5 * 5.1
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 7.9 7.5 0.0 3.8
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 20.7 0.0 12.5 12.7
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 47.7 58.5 42.6 47.4
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 2.8 2.7 3.4 2.2
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 10.5 0.0 0.0 3.8
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 70.0 65.6 83.3 75.2

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 * * * 25.0

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 58.8 47.1 44.1 48.9
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 90.9 90.9 90.9 90.9
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight 5.9 2.9 11.8 6.6
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 86.8 82.5 82.1 83.0
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder 50.0 47.8 40.0 41.5
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 8.1 13.9 5.4 10.9
Percentage of long-stay residents who were physically restrained 2.6 0.0 0.0 0.6

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 * * * 33.3
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine * * * 30.3
  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