Resident Health Quality » Ridgecrest 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 15.6 17.5 29.7 16.4
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 0.0 0.0 12.0 7.5
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 3.6 7.4 6.9 6.1
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 14.3 16.0 14.8 13.0
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain * * * 6.0
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 19.1 15.6 10.3 12.9
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 7.1 7.4 0.0 3.5
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 7.1 11.1 10.3 8.8

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 71.5 65.7 61.4 64.1
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication 3.2 0.0 0.0 1.0
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 22.0 16.1 32.6 21.2

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 10.7 4.0 7.4 8.3
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 84.8 84.8 84.8 84.8
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight 0.0 4.0 14.8 9.4
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 92.9 100.0 93.1 94.7
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder * * 81.8 73.3
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 0.0 0.0 3.6 1.9
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 95.2 95.2 95.2 95.2
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 93.3 90.6 85.4 88.8
  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