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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 35.6 13.7 12.8 19.5
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 3.0 1.5 4.3 3.4
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 4.5 7.5 4.3 4.8
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 38.7 14.3 13.2 17.7
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 1.9 0.0 0.0 0.4
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 4.4 3.6 3.3 3.5
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 3.0 0.0 1.4 1.1
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 8.5 6.9 6.3 7.5

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 * * * 64.1
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication * * * 3.7
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain * * * 7.0

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 27.0 23.8 22.1 22.6
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 7.9 4.9 5.9 6.7
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 45.1 47.2 45.5 46.2
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 1.7 1.6 1.5 1.6
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 * * * 94.7
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine * 100.0 95.7 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