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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 * 50.7 11.7 19.0
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 8.6 5.4 9.8 7.1
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 1.3 1.3 2.4 1.5
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 10.7 46.4 5.1 18.2
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 5.2 2.1 5.1 4.4
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 4.3 5.5 0.0 2.3
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 2.5 5.4 3.7 4.4
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 17.9 17.8 17.5 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 38.8 53.6 68.3 54.4
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 21.2 16.9 21.2 19.3

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 16.9 14.9 15.5 15.3
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 93.0 93.0 93.0 93.0
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight 3.4 0.0 0.0 2.1
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 96.3 96.1 96.4 97.2
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder 64.3 73.3 61.3 64.2
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 3.9 2.8 1.3 2.0
Percentage of long-stay residents who were physically restrained 0.0 1.3 1.2 0.6

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 89.6 89.6 89.6 89.6
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 96.9 93.7 91.4 92.8
  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