Resident Health Quality » Westlake Health Campus

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 16.4 20.8 3.7 13.3
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 15.2 12.5 9.1 12.1
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 0.0 3.0 2.9 2.2
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 24.1 13.8 0.0 11.4
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 7.2 7.8 0.0 3.8
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 2.1 3.4 2.0 3.2
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 6.3 10.0 12.5 9.4

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 73.1 58.8 56.3 63.7
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication 1.7 0.8 0.8 1.1
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 17.1 12.3 5.6 10.5

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 27.6 17.2 17.9 20.7
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 78.9 78.9 78.9 78.9
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight 6.7 0.0 3.7 2.6
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 97.1 100.0 100.0 99.3
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder * * * 53.8
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 6.1 6.7 0.0 3.1
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 93.5 93.5 93.5 93.5
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 92.0 95.1 98.2 95.9
  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