Resident Health Quality » Essex Nursing and Rehabilitation 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 25.6 16.2 20.4 20.0
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 4.2 4.6 6.0 6.5
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.3
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 11.6 15.2 11.7 13.2
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 1.4 0.0 1.5 0.7
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 0.0 1.4 2.3 1.9
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.3
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 6.2 7.4 6.3 6.2

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 59.5 * 60.4 62.2
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication 2.0 5.9 6.5 4.3
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 4.0 2.0 0.0 1.6

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 13.5 17.2 13.8 14.7
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 99.0 99.0 99.0 99.0
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight 8.6 8.6 5.4 6.4
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder 41.5 41.9 31.7 38.0
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 94.5 94.5 94.5 94.5
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 97.3 91.3 88.4 92.4
  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