Resident Health Quality » West Roxbury Health & Rehabilitation 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 17.6 17.3 25.5 18.4
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 0.0 * * 2.6
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 2.1 0.0 0.0 0.5
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 30.8 12.5 7.9 15.8
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 10.7 8.7 5.4 8.3
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 2.5 2.8 10.8 5.5
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 4.3 0.0 0.0 1.0
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 13.8 21.9 18.2 18.6

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 70.0 55.6 * 57.8
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication 4.0 * 3.8 2.9
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 22.0 24.0 9.1 15.3

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 26.2 23.3 19.0 22.5
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 88.9 88.9 88.9 88.9
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight 7.3 2.5 5.0 4.8
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 97.9 98.0 91.8 88.9
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder 34.5 40.0 42.9 41.0
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 4.9 4.8 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 77.6 77.6 77.6 77.6
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 98.1 93.5 74.2 79.6
  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