Resident Health Quality » Edmonson Center

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 31.3 23.5 24.6 26.0
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 6.8 4.3 2.2 4.4
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 8.2 9.4 6.7 7.3
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 21.8 39.7 21.2 26.6
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 24.2 23.7 20.6 21.7
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 0.0 1.9 0.0 0.5
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 8.5 14.8 5.2 7.9
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 18.0 23.0 22.8 20.1

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 60.2 52.8 43.5 52.4
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 26.8 27.3 24.3 24.7

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 38.3 38.1 40.7 38.1
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 5.2 3.3 5.3 5.5
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 98.4 96.9 100.0 98.8
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder 35.0 * * 36.5
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 5.1 1.7 35.6 22.2
Percentage of long-stay residents who were physically restrained 1.6 0.0 0.0 0.4

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 90.9 90.9 90.9 90.9
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 93.8 97.6 93.2 95.7
  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.

About Quality Measures

References

  1. http://www.medicare.gov/NursingHomeCompare/Data/Long-Stay-Residents.html
  2. http://www.medicare.gov/NursingHomeCompare/Data/Short-Stay-Residents.html