Resident Health Quality » West River Health Campus

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 13.7 9.6 3.5 9.4
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 9.4 6.1 6.3 6.2
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 2.9 0.0 8.3 5.0
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 14.8 24.0 3.7 10.6
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 13.8 * 13.6 15.1
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 0.0 0.0 2.0 1.2
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 8.8 6.1 8.6 8.0

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 67.3 65.2 76.8 70.9
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication 0.0 0.0 1.3 0.7
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 22.2 22.0 26.4 25.5

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 11.1 8.0 11.1 11.2
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 71.8 71.8 71.8 71.8
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight 17.9 0.0 0.0 5.6
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 54.3 52.9 61.1 63.1
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder * * * 68.6
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
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 75.3 75.3 75.3 75.3
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 74.0 81.6 82.8 79.2
  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