Resident Health Quality » Elkader 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 16.9 * * 12.0
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers * * * 5.0
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 7.7 8.3 4.5 6.3
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 37.5 9.1 * 24.4
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain * 8.5 * 10.5
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 0.0 0.0 6.1 1.5
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 0.0 0.0 4.5 1.1
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 15.4 12.5 13.6 12.6

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 * * * *
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication * * * 0.0
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain * * * 8.1

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 41.7 36.4 30.0 34.5
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 93.3 93.3 93.3 93.3
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight 13.0 13.6 5.0 8.1
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 46.2 83.3 100.0 81.1
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder * * * 40.6
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms * 4.8 9.5 7.4
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 76.2 76.2 76.2 76.2
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 38.1 * * 65.4
  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