Resident Health Quality » Audubon Health and Rehab

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 8.8 9.3 7.0 8.8
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 5.6 5.6 7.8 6.9
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 5.2 2.9 4.3 4.0
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 13.8 15.5 14.6 14.6
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 2.6 3.3 1.7 2.5
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 0.6 0.0 1.4 0.8
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 2.2 1.5 2.2 2.6
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 11.7 13.1 14.3 14.0

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 * * * 45.6
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication 5.0 * * 1.8
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 4.0 * * 5.1

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 26.8 24.6 27.2 26.5
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 10.1 5.3 4.4 6.0
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 100.0 100.0 100.0 99.1
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder 73.6 65.8 66.7 67.8
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 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 100.0 100.0 * 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