Resident Health Quality » Wingate at Worcester

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 10.6 14.0 10.1 11.5
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 12.3 7.8 8.7 9.3
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 2.1 1.4 1.4 1.9
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 14.1 8.8 4.2 9.6
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 3.3 5.2 7.8 5.9
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 2.6 2.9 1.3 2.3
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 6.3 5.5 5.5 5.7
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 32.5 35.0 34.4 34.7

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 * * * *
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication * * * 4.2
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain * * * 28.2

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 49.0 50.0 48.3 48.1
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 97.2 97.2 97.2 97.2
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight 5.0 2.1 5.0 3.8
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 90.9 88.4 87.1 88.2
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder 41.9 38.8 37.8 38.7
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 0.0 0.8 0.9 0.7
Percentage of long-stay residents who were physically restrained 13.3 14.4 12.9 12.8

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 * * * 47.1
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine * * * 39.7
  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