Resident Health Quality » Life Care Center of Wichita

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 29.0 22.6 24.6 21.5
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 7.1 8.7 6.3 7.1
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 5.1 2.5 2.2 2.9
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 27.9 33.3 18.3 22.9
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 16.1 * 13.1 8.2
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 4.6 5.1 2.3 3.2
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 1.4 2.5 5.4 3.0
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 14.7 16.7 23.3 20.6

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 60.0 61.3 66.4 63.7
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication 4.5 3.3 0.9 2.5
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 21.5 14.3 7.3 13.9

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 16.7 16.0 20.2 19.4
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 90.7 90.7 90.7 90.7
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight 1.4 1.4 2.4 1.3
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 93.6 80.2 68.5 75.1
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder 59.0 56.7 52.5 59.5
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 0.0 0.0 1.1 0.6
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 74.0 74.0 74.0 74.0
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 79.6 59.0 27.7 49.3
  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