Resident Health Quality » Berkshire Place

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 13.0 24.9 28.3 22.8
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.8
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 0.0 2.3 7.0 4.6
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 2.6 24.3 12.8 14.3
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 7.3 6.0 7.9 5.3
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 0.0 6.7 0.0 1.7
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 2.3 0.0 4.7 2.3
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.3

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 79.6 80.6 87.1 83.3
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 1.7 9.2 5.7 5.6

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 15.4 15.4 10.0 12.7
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 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
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 * * * 39.7
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 0.0 7.0 0.0 2.3
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 96.9 96.9 96.9 96.9
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 100.0 98.6 98.5 98.9
  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