Resident Health Quality » Colonial Nursing Home

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 6.8 20.6 10.8 10.6
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 4.8 9.1 5.0 7.1
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 5.4 3.3 1.8 2.6
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 4.1 12.0 2.3 5.8
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 2.6 0.0 2.4 1.3
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 1.7 2.6 3.6 2.7
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 0.0 0.0 1.8 1.3
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 13.2 15.8 13.2 13.8

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 * * * *
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain * * * 16.7

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 47.2 43.9 48.1 46.5
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 5.7 7.1 2.0 5.1
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 54.5 60.0 48.1 54.4
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 1.9 1.9 0.0 1.0
Percentage of long-stay residents who were physically restrained 3.6 5.0 3.6 3.1

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 * * * 81.8
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine * * * 93.0
  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