Resident Health Quality » Life Care Center of the Willows

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 20.1 14.3 27.4 23.7
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 9.5 11.8 5.3 9.1
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 5.1 3.5 5.1 3.8
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 15.5 5.4 14.0 11.7
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 1.5 1.4 5.0 2.3
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 0.0 2.0 0.0 0.5
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 1.7 0.0 1.8 0.9
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 5.4 11.1 12.5 11.6

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 * * * 49.4
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication * * 0.0 2.6
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain * * 4.8 7.2

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 22.4 21.4 22.4 22.4
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight 8.6 3.6 3.5 3.9
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 100.0 100.0 98.3 98.7
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder 44.8 55.6 59.3 55.1
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 0.0 0.0 3.7 0.9
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 90.0 90.0 90.0 90.0
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 80.0 65.2 61.8 67.3
  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