Resident Health Quality » Kansas Soldiers 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 16.9 25.3 34.2 22.7
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 7.7 12.5 3.1 6.3
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 5.1 2.4 4.2 3.8
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 20.6 23.1 23.8 22.1
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 29.3 * 18.4 21.8
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 6.2 6.8 4.9 10.1
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.6
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 24.3 15.4 33.3 27.6

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 * * * 8.8
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain * * * 23.1

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 17.1 20.0 15.2 15.9
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 90.2 90.2 90.2 90.2
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight 9.4 12.5 13.0 10.8
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 92.3 100.0 100.0 98.4
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder 47.6 37.5 28.0 37.6
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 13.5 10.3 6.8 10.1
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 66.7 66.7 66.7 66.7
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 90.5 100.0 * 95.6
  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