Resident Health Quality » Westfield 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 25.2 13.7 14.9 16.8
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 9.3 5.1 9.3 7.3
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 3.3 4.8 3.4 3.4
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 3.8 13.7 17.0 13.2
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 0.0 7.1 12.4 6.7
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 3.1 2.8 2.6 3.0
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 1.7 4.8 1.7 3.4
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 12.7 8.9 7.5 9.7

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 * * * 55.4
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication 0.0 0.0 5.0 2.3
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain * * * 15.4

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 23.6 13.2 17.6 18.1
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 8.3 2.1 2.3 4.5
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 60.0 74.1 * 61.9
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 88.4 88.4 88.4 88.4
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 95.3 86.4 84.8 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