Resident Health Quality » West Ridge 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 14.1 24.4 26.6 21.2
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 2.0 4.5 4.5 3.3
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 1.4 2.8 4.3 3.3
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 16.4 10.3 22.2 16.3
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 4.4 8.7 4.7 7.8
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 5.3 4.8 7.5 5.8
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 13.0 10.0 7.2 8.4
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 14.9 13.2 20.6 17.7

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 * * * 68.3
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication * * 0.0 0.0
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 7.7 14.3 15.6 12.5

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 32.8 26.1 25.4 27.8
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 97.4 97.4 97.4 97.4
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight 4.5 1.5 3.2 3.1
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 97.1 95.8 97.1 94.9
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder 50.0 46.2 50.0 51.0
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 0.0 1.5 1.5 1.6
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 87.1 87.1 87.1 87.1
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 81.8 90.3 85.3 82.6
  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