Resident Health Quality » Golden Age Care 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 17.0 42.7 20.2 21.2
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 14.8 0.0 0.0 3.9
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 6.5 2.2 6.7 4.4
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 25.6 31.6 30.8 22.9
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 8.1 14.0 8.2 8.1
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 13.0 8.4 6.4 8.5
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 0.0 6.7 6.7 5.6
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 27.5 20.5 21.1 22.4

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 * * * 81.7
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication * * 4.5 6.8
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain * 16.7 13.8 19.1

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 26.8 24.4 26.2 23.3
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 95.7 95.7 95.7 95.7
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight 2.5 0.0 7.1 2.5
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 45.7 88.9 77.8 68.5
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder * * * 6.0
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 16.7 12.8 14.3 12.4
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 86.4 86.4 86.4 86.4
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine * 80.6 90.3 81.7
  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