Resident Health Quality » Skld Wyoming

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 20.5 10.5 43.5 28.3
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 8.3 8.9 13.6 9.6
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 4.8 5.2 3.8 4.4
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 22.4 33.3 17.8 21.6
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 5.7 0.0 2.0 2.6
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 0.0 2.6 0.0 1.1
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 1.6 1.8 1.9 1.3
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 8.5 7.4 8.0 7.5

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 64.2 * * 63.8
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication 0.0 0.0 * 0.0
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 17.4 * 22.7 11.1

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 11.7 13.0 8.9 9.9
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 97.1 97.1 97.1 97.1
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight 6.7 1.9 2.3 3.5
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 98.4 100.0 100.0 99.1
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder 58.8 55.6 66.7 61.7
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5
Percentage of long-stay residents who were physically restrained 1.6 0.0 0.0 0.4

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 74.0 74.0 74.0 74.0
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 74.7 82.9 39.3 66.7
  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