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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 21.9 20.8 39.8 27.2
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 8.1 10.8 9.5 9.8
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 3.3 5.3 6.9 6.6
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 31.0 13.0 20.8 23.1
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 35.8 19.8 18.4 23.1
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 0.0 1.7 3.2 2.0
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 15.8 20.4 14.5 16.7

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 * * * 69.4
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication * 0.0 * 0.0
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain * 20.8 25.9 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 30.5 22.2 20.4 23.8
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 95.5 95.5 95.5 95.5
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight 9.1 3.8 2.1 4.6
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 98.4 100.0 96.6 98.7
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder 39.1 28.0 30.0 34.5
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 39.3 39.3 39.3 39.3
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 66.7 47.2 42.1 54.7
  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