Resident Health Quality » Vantage House

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 * * * 25.9
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 0.0 * * 2.9
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 8.0 8.7 * 5.7
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 25.0 * * 19.2
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain * * * 1.5
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 3.7 5.6 * 9.6
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 8.0 22.7 * 20.9
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 12.0 13.0 * 9.2

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 * * * 58.6
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication 4.8 * * 1.4
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain * * 26.1 17.3

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 * * 14.7
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 4.5 * * 4.3
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 96.0 100.0 * 98.9
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder * * * 61.0
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 0.0 4.5 * 1.2
Percentage of long-stay residents who were physically restrained 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 86.7 86.7 86.7 86.7
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 85.7 85.2 76.9 85.5
  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