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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 * * * 7.3
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 9.7 7.7 8.1 7.5
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 0.9 0.0 0.0 0.2
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 18.8 0.0 16.0 12.5
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 15.2 11.5 18.9 15.7
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 27.5 15.0 14.3 17.2
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 1.8 0.9 0.9 1.1
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 32.1 34.8 31.2 31.8

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 * * * *
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication * * 4.0 5.0
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain * * * 48.3

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 55.5 56.3 59.6 57.7
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 3.6 2.7 1.8 3.1
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 * * * *
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 0.9 0.0 0.9 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 96.4 96.4 96.4 96.4
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 93.5 94.1 95.2 95.2
  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