Resident Health Quality » Falmouth by the Sea

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 20.3 29.9 18.0 25.9
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 10.9 4.8 9.3 6.8
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 6.1 6.5 8.5 7.4
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 19.4 5.4 7.7 9.9
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 20.0 14.6 8.0 13.3
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 3.8 2.2 4.9 3.3
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 2.0 6.5 12.8 8.5
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 12.2 17.4 17.0 14.3

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 66.8 50.5 53.1 55.5
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication 0.0 1.7 0.0 0.8
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 15.4 9.3 18.4 16.6

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 8.3 13.5 17.9 14.6
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 98.1 98.1 98.1 98.1
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight 4.9 2.7 2.6 3.2
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 93.9 95.7 95.7 94.7
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder * * * 63.3
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 2.1 2.2 0.0 1.6
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 95.1 95.1 95.1 95.1
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 82.5 81.3 78.9 80.0
  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