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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 30.2 29.8 12.1 23.9
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 7.8 1.9 0.0 3.3
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 4.1 4.4 5.6 5.3
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 15.9 27.6 17.5 21.4
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 0.0 7.4 2.7 3.3
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 1.7 6.7 3.8 4.9
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 8.3 6.0 11.1 7.2
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 9.5 11.7 10.9 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 * * * 70.8
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication 4.8 * * 3.9
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 4.3 4.5 13.6 5.7

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 19.0 24.1 21.9 23.6
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 96.3 96.3 96.3 96.3
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight 7.9 3.5 0.0 2.8
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 90.4 88.2 81.9 81.3
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder 48.6 52.6 51.3 50.7
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 0.0 1.6 0.0 0.8
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 36.1 36.1 36.1 36.1
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 35.1 50.0 48.6 37.9
  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