Resident Health Quality » Maine Veterans Home - So Paris

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 15.4 12.3 25.8 18.3
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 2.4 9.5 2.4 4.5
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 2.1 2.1 0.0 1.5
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 8.7 7.1 4.8 9.4
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 33.8 18.1 27.3 25.4
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 2.2 0.0 4.7 2.4
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 4.2 0.0 0.0 1.5
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 4.2 2.1 2.0 3.0

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 * * * 69.1
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 22.9 24.1 13.7 20.1

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 17.4 11.6 14.0 14.8
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 4.3 4.7 4.7 5.5
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 60.4 75.0 88.0 77.2
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder 80.0 90.9 76.0 78.9
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 2.2 2.2 6.1 4.7
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 95.2 95.2 95.2 95.2
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 83.1 80.3 72.1 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