Resident Health Quality » Iowa Jewish Senior Life 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 * * 32.2 28.1
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 3.1 2.8 0.0 3.1
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 4.5 2.3 0.0 1.7
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 21.1 20.0 19.4 16.9
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 6.7 0.0 6.4 4.2
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 2.3 2.3 4.8 4.1
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 2.3 0.0 0.0 0.6

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 75.8 74.4 81.6 75.0
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 4.7 5.8 4.1 5.3

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 31.0 22.0 13.9 21.4
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 97.9 97.9 97.9 97.9
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight 12.2 15.0 14.3 13.5
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 88.6 75.0 88.4 88.1
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder * * * 10.0
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 2.4 0.0 2.4 2.4
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 34.0 34.0 34.0 34.0
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 95.8 76.3 82.1 86.9
  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