Resident Health Quality » Washington Nursing 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 14.0 * 13.0 22.9
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 12.5 5.0 * 10.3
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 2.9 6.3 5.7 5.3
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 10.7 14.3 36.4 27.4
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 9.4 0.0 * 9.2
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 0.0 0.0 2.6 0.7
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 5.9 3.2 0.0 3.0
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 12.5 20.0 9.7 15.6

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 * * * 72.3
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication * * * 0.0
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain * * * 19.4

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 26.7 25.8 28.6 25.2
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 6.5 0.0 2.9 2.4
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 100.0 96.9 100.0 99.2
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder 40.9 36.4 35.0 38.4
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 17.2 3.3 0.0 5.8
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 * * * 93.3
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine * 90.5 * 95.9
  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