Resident Health Quality » Avalon Place

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 10.9 5.1 9.6 7.0
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 18.8 20.4 12.7 15.3
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 4.5 7.5 5.4 5.4
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 18.0 32.7 23.5 22.3
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 5.3 5.9 15.7 10.1
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 9.6 7.0 5.3 6.1
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 13.8 10.6 13.7 12.3
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 16.1 12.9 17.4 16.3

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 * * 59.7 53.5
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication 2.5 2.3 2.4 2.3
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 21.7 14.5 17.7 19.1

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 30.5 28.3 21.9 25.6
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 58.8 58.8 58.8 58.8
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight 15.0 22.0 12.7 13.3
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 50.0 43.5 54.2 50.5
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 1.4 0.7

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 63.5 63.5 63.5 63.5
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 98.5 100.0 98.7 99.0
  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