Resident Health Quality » Lafourche Home for Aged & Infirm

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 17.7 19.9 18.4 18.9
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 15.0 8.0 7.7 8.6
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 4.8 6.3 4.5 4.7
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 16.1 21.8 26.2 21.1
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 0.0 3.3 0.0 0.8
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 0.0 1.6 0.0 0.4
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 16.7 11.7 11.3 12.3

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 * * * *
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication 0.0 * * 1.3
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 3.8 4.5 * 2.4

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 25.4 19.0 14.3 17.6
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 10.9 1.7 5.0 4.8
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 61.8 56.3 53.6 57.5
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 1.7 1.7 0.0 0.8
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 88.5 90.9 94.0
  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