Resident Health Quality » Medilodge of Kalamazoo

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 16.8 13.6 14.7 15.7
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 7.0 4.5 2.4 4.0
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 1.9 3.4 3.6 2.7
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 20.0 13.5 14.3 17.1
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 10.6 3.1 3.5 5.1
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 3.3 1.5 2.0 2.1
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 0.0 5.1 3.6 3.2
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 11.1 14.3 14.9 13.4

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 65.4 * 57.7 61.5
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication 5.7 0.0 0.0 2.5
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 21.4 20.0 8.8 13.5

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 32.6 22.6 22.0 25.5
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 98.1 98.1 98.1 98.1
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight 6.3 5.7 6.0 5.1
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 90.6 93.2 89.3 91.0
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder * 45.0 * 60.3
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 5.9 0.0 0.0 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 78.5 78.5 78.5 78.5
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 69.1 70.0 50.0 59.3
  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