Resident Health Quality » Caribou Rehab and Nursing Center

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 24.8 24.6 31.0 24.8
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 2.6 0.0 2.3 2.5
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 4.5 0.0 0.0 1.1
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 2.3 8.9 24.0 12.0
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 5.4 10.5 8.0 6.0
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 0.0 2.8 2.4 1.8
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 6.8 0.0 0.0 2.7
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 9.1 11.1 10.2 11.4

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 68.3 72.5 73.6 73.9
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.5
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 36.5 37.8 39.1 37.2

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 20.5 15.6 12.0 15.0
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 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5
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 47.6 60.0 * 50.6
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.6
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 96.7 96.7 96.7 96.7
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 98.3 96.8 95.9 97.0
  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