Resident Health Quality » Charlotte Hall Veterans Home

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 26.4 24.5 24.4 26.8
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 6.3 3.8 5.2 4.8
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 4.9 3.8 3.6 4.0
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 19.8 17.7 23.3 21.0
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 6.4 5.3 9.7 7.4
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 1.6 1.6 1.8 1.3
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 7.1 4.2 6.4 5.2
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 23.8 22.4 24.4 23.3

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 * * * 57.9
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 8.2 9.6 6.5 8.0

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 13.6 15.1 15.2 15.4
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 7.8 8.3 10.5 9.5
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 100.0 99.6 100.0 99.9
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder 80.2 85.4 82.1 83.3
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 0.8 4.7 5.1 3.3
Percentage of long-stay residents who were physically restrained 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.5

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 93.7 93.7 93.7 93.7
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 95.9 95.5 83.7 91.2
  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