Resident Health Quality » River Ridge 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 21.5 11.3 23.4 20.5
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 2.3 4.7 11.4 7.4
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 6.1 4.1 9.8 7.5
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 7.9 7.5 11.9 12.3
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 10.0 8.2 19.0 12.9
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 2.7 0.0 0.0 0.7
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 4.1 6.1 3.9 4.5
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 28.3 28.3 33.3 30.2

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 74.6 78.0 78.2 73.8
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication 2.4 2.2 2.9 2.0
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 20.4 20.8 8.8 14.7

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 25.5 29.2 24.0 25.1
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 6.5 2.1 8.5 6.4
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 * * * 45.0
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 3.1 7.4 10.3 8.4
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 92.4 92.4 92.4 92.4
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 96.8 98.4 98.0 97.7
  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