Resident Health Quality » Jewish Nursing Home of Western Mass

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 17.6 12.3 14.8 19.8
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 6.7 7.4 11.0 8.8
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 2.1 1.4 2.0 2.0
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 13.0 10.1 20.2 16.3
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 10.4 10.2 15.1 11.3
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 1.5 3.4 1.4 1.9
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 1.4 1.4 2.8 1.7
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 16.4 16.6 18.9 17.7

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 51.5 64.1 73.9 67.7
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication 2.2 2.3 3.0 2.6
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 26.3 24.7 23.0 23.9

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 16.3 16.2 16.9 16.4
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 95.6 95.6 95.6 95.6
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight 2.3 5.1 3.2 3.3
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 95.9 96.6 93.9 95.4
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder 82.6 77.6 70.2 74.4
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 2.2 1.4 0.0 0.9
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 92.6 92.6 92.6 92.6
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 88.0 88.1 84.8 86.2

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