Resident Health Quality » Bostonian Nursing Care & Rehabilitation Center, The

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 8.5 11.8 13.3 9.8
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 15.2 8.2 7.5 8.0
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 6.7 3.3 2.3 3.6
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 15.8 8.1 13.7 10.1
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 0.0 2.3 8.8 4.0
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 0.9 3.7 3.8 2.8
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 6.7 2.2 0.0 2.6
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 13.0 14.1 17.3 15.9

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 79.3 83.6 84.6 83.2
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication 1.0 0.8 0.0 0.4
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 19.1 22.2 19.6 20.0

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 15.3 13.4 13.6 14.2
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 90.5 90.5 90.5 90.5
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight 2.4 7.4 3.8 4.9
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 83.3 86.7 82.8 79.8
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder 70.0 60.0 * 68.4
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
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 57.1 57.1 57.1 57.1
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 48.9 57.0 56.9 53.9
  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