Resident Health Quality » Iowa Masonic Health Facilities

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 11.7 6.4 14.1 12.4
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 4.1 0.0 5.7 3.4
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 3.1 3.2 7.2 5.6
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 11.9 10.5 9.8 11.8
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 10.1 10.9 9.5 10.3
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 2.7 3.3 6.0 4.1
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 4.7 1.6 4.4 5.0
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 3.1 3.2 2.9 3.0

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 * * * 34.9
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 11.5 11.1 0.0 7.6

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 23.3 27.1 21.0 23.5
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 97.0 97.0 97.0 97.0
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight 0.0 6.9 3.3 3.3
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder 55.2 58.1 57.7 60.0
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 6.3 6.3 4.4 6.1
Percentage of long-stay residents who were physically restrained 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.4

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 93.1 93.1 93.1 93.1
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 96.7 97.1 100.0 98.4
  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