Resident Health Quality » Windward Gardens

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 * 27.9 30.9 28.0
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 6.7 3.1 13.3 9.9
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 0.0 2.9 3.1 3.0
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 18.5 20.7 22.7 22.3
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 3.4 10.3 25.5 13.4
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 3.4 0.0 6.4 3.5
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.5
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 17.6 17.6 21.9 19.4

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 77.9 74.4 72.9 70.4
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication 1.5 2.5 2.3 1.6
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 13.6 6.3 8.7 10.9

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 26.7 20.0 26.1 23.6
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 97.3 97.3 97.3 97.3
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight 3.2 3.3 13.0 10.0
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 97.1 100.0 93.8 93.3
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder * * * 64.1
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 22.2 18.5 34.6 24.5
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 57.1 57.1 57.1 57.1
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 60.4 58.2 60.4 58.3
  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