Resident Health Quality » St Jude's 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 9.2 9.8 19.8 13.6
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 9.6 8.3 10.3 9.6
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 1.2 3.3 3.4 2.5
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 10.0 10.5 21.1 13.3
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 5.4 9.2 4.8 6.1
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 5.3 5.2 6.3 6.3
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 1.3 1.1 2.3 2.2
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 20.6 25.0 23.6 23.0

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 11.5 5.0 8.7 8.5
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 16.7 12.5 4.8 9.5

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 6.2 6.7 5.8 6.4
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 93.2 93.2 93.2 93.2
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight 6.3 13.5 8.1 10.3
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 90.1 81.1 80.5 82.8
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder 23.5 20.7 23.0 23.3
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 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 53.7 53.7 53.7 53.7
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 35.3 20.0 22.2 26.4
  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