Resident Health Quality » Farren Care Center

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 12.8 8.4 8.6 10.9
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 4.9 5.3 2.6 3.9
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 1.8 0.9 0.9 0.9
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 14.4 11.5 14.3 14.5
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 13.5 11.1 17.6 14.0
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 1.2 1.0 1.1 1.4
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 2.7 5.5 0.9 3.0
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 71.4 73.2 70.3 68.4

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 * * * *
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication * * * *
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain * * * 14.8

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 57.1 54.5 53.6 55.8
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 95.8 95.8 95.8 95.8
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight 1.8 3.7 4.7 4.5
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 100.0 100.0 98.2 99.3
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder 43.1 43.8 53.1 45.5
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 17.6 8.5 5.7 8.9
Percentage of long-stay residents who were physically restrained 13.3 8.8 8.0 8.9

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 * * * *
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine * * * 85.7
  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