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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 25.4 24.9 34.6 28.6
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 4.1 4.9 3.0 3.9
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 2.5 1.3 3.4 3.0
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 26.2 18.5 19.0 22.1
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 9.9 21.0 12.6 14.3
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 6.5 4.4 4.7 5.8
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 2.5 3.8 2.3 2.9
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 20.4 21.8 25.0 22.4

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 * * * 77.7
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication 8.7 11.5 8.0 8.3
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 17.9 12.5 17.4 15.0

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 15.1 15.3 15.2 15.8
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 99.4 99.4 99.4 99.4
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight 12.8 7.3 6.3 8.1
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 98.1 98.1 97.2 97.7
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder 61.3 54.3 56.4 57.9
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 10.3 8.6 10.7 9.9
Percentage of long-stay residents who were physically restrained 0.0 0.0 0.6 0.2

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 92.2 92.2 92.2 92.2
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 84.9 73.6 75.4 78.0
  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