Resident Health Quality » Aroostook Health 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 20.2 11.7 15.4 14.8
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 6.8 9.1 5.3 6.5
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 0.0 0.0 2.3 1.1
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 21.4 14.0 9.8 13.6
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 23.8 32.3 33.1 26.6
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 3.9 1.7 0.0 1.9
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 2.2 2.2 9.5 5.0
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 31.1 32.6 30.2 33.0

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 78.3 80.2 80.2 79.8
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication 9.8 6.7 5.7 7.6
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 40.4 40.0 35.7 34.5

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 30.2 34.1 32.6 32.6
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 94.3 94.3 94.3 94.3
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight 9.5 14.0 4.9 7.6
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 97.8 97.9 95.5 96.7
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder * 68.2 * 53.3
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 4.8 4.7 4.5 3.4
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 84.9 84.9 84.9 84.9
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 91.8 85.9 91.5 91.5
  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