Resident Health Quality » Colonial Health Care

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 20.8 14.7 31.4 19.4
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 2.5 5.0 4.9 3.6
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 2.2 2.3 0.0 1.7
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 10.5 10.8 13.5 12.2
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 19.9 9.6 17.1 14.7
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 0.0 2.5 2.7 2.0
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 4.4 2.3 4.7 5.1
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 20.5 23.3 19.0 21.4

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 * * * 66.0
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication * * * 1.5
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain * * 29.2 26.0

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 30.0 23.7 23.7 25.3
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 97.9 97.9 97.9 97.9
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight 4.9 5.3 10.5 5.8
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 100.0 100.0 100.0 99.4
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder * * 80.0 65.2
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 4.7 22.0 14.6 15.3
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
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine * 100.0 94.4 98.2
  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