Resident Health Quality » Community Nursing and 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 16.1 8.0 16.0 11.1
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 11.1 6.5 5.0 6.5
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 11.7 14.3 28.8 16.8
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 0.0 0.0 * 0.6
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 1.3 0.0 1.3 1.5
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 3.0 0.0 1.6 1.1
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 9.6 12.2 12.2 11.3

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 60.7 58.5 57.0 58.3
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication 1.6 4.4 6.8 5.3
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 5.0 * * 3.1

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 12.9 17.5 19.0 17.0
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 94.8 94.8 94.8 94.8
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight 1.6 4.8 12.7 6.3
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 97.0 90.9 98.5 93.6
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder 64.1 78.9 65.8 63.6
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 38.3 63.8 28.1 39.5
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 75.0 75.0 75.0 75.0
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 74.2 65.2 64.3 66.7
  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