Resident Health Quality » Karen Acres 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 40.8 37.3 * 33.0
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 0.0 0.0 4.5 1.1
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 6.3 5.9 12.5 8.6
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 24.0 9.5 5.0 14.9
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 10.3 4.2 0.0 3.5
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 4.0 7.2 8.0 6.4
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 3.1 2.9 3.1 2.3
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 9.4 2.9 6.3 6.3

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 * * * 3.4
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain * * * 6.7

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 26.9 22.7 22.7 23.9
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 3.8 0.0 0.0 2.2
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 * * * 61.5
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 * * * 100.0
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine * * * 96.2
  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