Resident Health Quality » St Jude Nursing 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 0.0 12.0 3.9 5.9
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers * 4.8 4.3 5.8
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 5.5 3.8 3.8 4.2
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 4.4 8.7 4.7 6.7
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 8.4 2.0 4.2 4.2
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 3.9 6.8 5.8 5.7
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 1.8 1.9 5.8 2.8
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 21.7 18.6 14.6 19.7

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 * * * *
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain * * * 0.0

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 22.6 25.0 26.0 25.6
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 84.5 84.5 84.5 84.5
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight 6.3 4.1 2.2 3.7
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 80.0 79.2 84.6 81.9
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder 14.8 16.0 12.0 14.4
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 1.9 5.8 6.3 5.0
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 * * * 27.3
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine * * * 40.0
  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