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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 10.4 13.2 22.1 13.8
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 4.0 4.8 0.0 2.1
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 2.6 2.4 2.4 1.8
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 5.7 12.8 22.0 12.8
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 4.9 8.2 4.9 5.1
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 5.1 9.5 2.4 6.1
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 17.6 16.7 21.6 19.4

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 * * * 86.2
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication 0.0 0.0 * 4.2
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 23.3 25.0 * 19.8

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 30.6 27.5 28.6 30.6
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 2.8 2.5 7.3 4.4
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 97.4 100.0 100.0 99.4
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder 40.0 38.5 42.3 41.7
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 89.5 89.5 89.5 89.5
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 83.7 84.4 83.3 85.9
  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