Resident Health Quality » Portagepointe

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 15.6 13.3 13.7 11.4
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 2.3 4.4 2.2 3.3
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 1.8 3.4 8.9 5.2
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 15.4 19.3 14.8 14.9
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 17.8 17.8 18.0 16.6
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 8.1 6.6 2.2 4.7
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.9
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 14.3 14.0 17.9 16.3

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 * * * 6.9
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain * * * 31.4

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 21.8 24.6 21.8 23.1
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 3.7 3.5 7.3 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 45.0 40.9 36.4 40.4
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 0.0 0.0 1.8 0.4
Percentage of long-stay residents who were physically restrained 1.8 1.8 1.8 1.8

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 * * * 93.8
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine * * * 95.8
  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