Resident Health Quality » Newton Health 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 18.7 24.7 22.7 19.6
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 3.4 6.9 6.9 7.1
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 12.7 20.8 15.9 17.1
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 3.5 5.3 2.3 2.9
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 0.0 2.6 2.5 1.3
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 3.4 1.8 0.0 1.9
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 12.3 8.8 8.2 9.9

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 * * * 75.4
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication * 4.3 4.3 2.4
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 13.0 9.1 3.7 7.4

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 29.1 24.5 25.0 26.0
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 1.8 5.9 4.7 3.6
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder 25.9 22.2 26.1 25.7
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 5.5 3.6 4.1 4.3
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 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 91.7 96.0 100.0 97.2
  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