Resident Health Quality » Argentine Care Center

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 20.7 0.0 23.3 18.3
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 13.0 6.8 7.1 7.6
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 0.0 0.0 2.0 1.0
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 6.4 11.6 19.5 11.9
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 6.0 2.7 3.1 2.9
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 1.8 3.3 5.4 4.3
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 3.8 4.1 6.1 3.6
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 19.1 13.3 13.3 13.8

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 * * * 62.0
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication * * * 5.4
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain * * * 16.4

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 33.3 18.2 21.4 26.7
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 8.3 9.1 2.4 6.7
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 100.0 100.0 100.0 97.5
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder * * * 54.2
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 2.2 0.0 0.0 1.1
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 * * * 82.4
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine * 95.0 * 93.0
  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