Resident Health Quality » The Vinton Lutheran Home

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 10.1 16.7 6.1 13.3
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 7.5 5.0 0.0 3.2
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 0.0 1.8 0.0 0.4
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 7.5 15.7 11.5 12.0
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 16.6 24.9 10.6 16.9
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 2.5 1.5 1.7 1.5
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 3.5 7.1 7.3 6.3
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 16.1 18.2 20.4 19.2

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 * * * 81.2
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication * * * 3.6
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain * * * 23.9

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 16.4 17.3 15.1 17.4
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 98.4 98.4 98.4 98.4
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight 5.5 3.8 1.9 3.3
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 44.4 55.2 57.1 54.1
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 3.6 3.6 0.0 1.9
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 * * * 87.5
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine * 100.0 * 100.0
  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