Resident Health Quality » Maine Veterans Home - Caribou

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 42.9 * * 24.5
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 3.7 10.7 5.6 7.3
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 3.2 0.0 2.8 3.1
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 13.3 3.4 9.1 10.7
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 8.1 * 4.2 8.0
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 3.2 0.0 5.6 3.1
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 10.0 10.3 14.3 12.7

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 * * * 77.4
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication * * * 0.0
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain * * * 10.0

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 9.7 16.7 13.9 13.8
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 2.8 4.6
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 96.8 96.7 97.2 97.7
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder * * * 48.6
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 11.1 7.1 5.7 6.7
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 90.9 87.0 * 83.1
  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.

About Quality Measures

References

  1. http://www.medicare.gov/NursingHomeCompare/Data/Long-Stay-Residents.html
  2. http://www.medicare.gov/NursingHomeCompare/Data/Short-Stay-Residents.html