Resident Health Quality » Belltower Health & Rehabilitation Center

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 22.0 50.4 36.9 35.2
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 7.1 15.8 10.9 10.6
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 10.9 10.7 6.2 8.0
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 19.0 31.3 32.1 26.9
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain * * * 2.6
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 2.5 2.8 1.5 2.6
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 4.4 5.7 6.3 5.6
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 20.0 27.8 16.1 20.1

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 83.8 61.9 46.0 57.7
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication 3.6 1.5 0.0 1.2
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 23.1 * 9.1 16.0

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 23.8 31.3 21.7 23.9
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 92.0 92.0 92.0 92.0
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight 5.1 11.4 9.3 6.6
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 93.5 94.6 61.5 75.1
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder 39.3 56.3 40.5 48.9
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 7.5 17.3 6.9 9.0
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 61.2 61.2 61.2 61.2
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 54.0 30.5 14.4 29.4
  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