Resident Health Quality » Riverbend of South Natick

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 7.9 0.0 * 3.5
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 14.8 4.0 4.0 9.2
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.7
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 0.0 0.0 4.5 2.0
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 4.2 4.6 0.0 2.4
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 6.6 4.1 4.6 6.0
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 0.0 2.6 0.0 0.7
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 28.6 26.5 28.1 27.9

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 * * * 33.2
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication * * * 0.0
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain * 5.0 * 4.2

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 15.6 18.5 16.7 16.8
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 12.5 7.4 0.0 7.5
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 100.0 97.4 97.3 98.6
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder * * * 70.4
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 75.0 75.0 75.0 75.0
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 65.0 76.2 * 74.0
  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