Resident Health Quality » Countryside Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing

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 15.5 33.1 19.3 21.7
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 7.4 8.0 4.3 6.1
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 2.7 0.0 7.7 4.6
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 26.7 28.6 18.2 19.8
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 9.3 23.3 32.1 26.0
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 13.0 6.1 2.8 6.1
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 8.1 0.0 0.0 2.0
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 10.8 14.3 16.2 15.5

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 * * * 77.1
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication 3.8 7.7 3.7 3.9
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 28.0 17.1 40.0 31.7

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 31.4 36.4 37.8 38.5
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 8.6 6.1 5.4 4.9
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 94.6 97.1 89.7 92.7
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder * * 25.0 29.5
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 3.0 12.5 13.5 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 65.7 65.7 65.7 65.7
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 88.2 82.2 82.9 82.6
  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