Resident Health Quality » Dubuque Specialty Care

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 9.6 22.6 34.3 22.1
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 5.6 3.1 7.5 6.8
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 5.2 5.7 3.5 4.0
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 7.3 8.2 9.6 13.1
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 8.1 7.8 11.1 8.4
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 3.6 5.8 3.5 4.1
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 36.0 25.6 32.6 31.5

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 81.4 * * 81.9
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication 0.0 2.9 4.3 1.7
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 12.2 6.7 21.7 11.4

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 30.9 34.0 41.5 34.1
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 1.9 8.2 1.9 2.9
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 98.3 100.0 98.2 99.1
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder 33.3 35.7 51.7 45.1
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
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 93.3 93.3 93.3
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 96.6 98.0 88.6 93.7
  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