Resident Health Quality » Eliot Center for Health & Rehabilitation

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 17.4 12.4 21.1 17.5
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 7.7 4.3 4.2 5.2
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 2.7 4.0 2.6 2.9
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 17.7 21.5 15.9 18.9
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 7.1 11.5 14.2 9.7
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 1.3 2.7 0.0 1.3
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 24.2 22.1 22.9 21.5

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 * 59.7 61.3 61.3
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication 3.2 2.8 0.0 1.6
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 23.3 20.8 17.6 20.1

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 19.4 20.0 22.9 20.9
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 93.8 93.8 93.8 93.8
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight 4.3 5.8 7.4 5.8
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder 42.9 50.0 42.4 43.2
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 12.9 3.2 1.5 5.1
Percentage of long-stay residents who were physically restrained 0.0 1.3 1.3 0.7

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 85.7 85.7 85.7 85.7
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 87.0 91.7 90.0 88.3
  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