Resident Health Quality » Grace 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 13.6 12.6 26.0 19.7
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 15.6 7.1 2.5 7.1
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 2.5 4.2 4.3 3.6
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 15.7 17.6 19.2 16.8
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 6.3 5.2 10.6 7.3
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 1.7 0.0 0.0 0.4
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 9.6 5.2 5.3 6.8
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 17.3 12.2 13.4 15.0

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 * * * 67.7
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication 0.0 0.0 9.5 5.3
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 15.4 23.1 12.0 14.7

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 29.4 20.2 20.2 23.0
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 10.2 5.7 2.0 5.2
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 73.7 76.5 67.2 69.0
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 3.7 3.6 3.6 3.5
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 96.3 96.3 96.3 96.3
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 96.8 96.8 93.9 95.6
  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