Resident Health Quality » Hopkins 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 36.3 23.4 19.1 25.5
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 11.1 10.5 7.9 9.2
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 4.7 2.0 4.3 3.2
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 25.9 15.2 21.4 19.0
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 9.6 0.0 0.0 2.0
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 5.0 4.2 0.0 2.8
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 22.5 28.3 20.5 24.0

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 * * * 9.7
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain * * * 3.1

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 31.0 28.9 43.6 35.6
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 95.7 95.7 95.7 95.7
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight 2.9 9.1 0.0 4.2
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 100.0 95.9 95.7 96.8
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder * * * 43.6
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 3.0 0.0 2.4 2.1
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 * * * 68.4
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 73.9 * * 65.5
  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