Resident Health Quality » Valley View Senior Life

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 11.5 24.3 34.3 21.5
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 13.3 14.0 12.8 12.5
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 2.9 4.5 4.3 5.1
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 19.7 13.1 16.9 15.8
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 6.6 2.4 6.9 5.8
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 1.5 1.3 1.1 1.8
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 1.5 1.5 1.4 1.5
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 31.7 29.0 28.8 29.4

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 95.1 * * 90.0
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication 0.0 0.0 3.0 1.4
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 8.7 20.8 13.6 11.6

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 13.8 20.6 23.1 20.5
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 95.9 95.9 95.9 95.9
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight 15.6 7.9 7.8 9.3
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 98.5 95.5 94.3 95.6
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder 70.6 65.9 62.2 63.3
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 65.3 65.3 65.3 65.3
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 54.7 60.0 57.4 56.0
  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