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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 * * * 14.1
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 23.8 * 16.7 18.0
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased * * 20.0 6.9
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain * * 10.4 17.5
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 9.9 6.2 6.3 7.0
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 0.0 0.0 4.0 3.2
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 17.4 19.0 16.0 16.8

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 65.2 63.9 66.8 68.1
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication 0.0 0.0 2.8 1.8
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 30.6 30.5 30.9 28.9

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication * * 38.1 36.8
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 88.0 88.0 88.0 88.0
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight * * 4.8 6.6
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 30.4 42.9 60.0 54.7
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder * * * 66.7
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 4.3 4.8 8.0 5.3
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 95.6 95.6 95.6 95.6
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 72.2 77.9 66.3 73.0
  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