Resident Health Quality » Good Samaritan Society - Comforcare

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 16.3 22.7 8.9 18.3
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 8.0 16.0 21.7 13.8
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.7
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 20.0 * 4.5 10.0
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain * * * 13.4
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 12.3 11.3 17.8 13.1
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 3.3 3.3 3.1 3.3
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 10.0 10.0 6.3 9.2

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 78.9 88.7 94.4 83.0
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain * * * 5.4

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 0.0 0.0 4.3 2.3
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 0.0 0.0 4.3 3.4
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 100.0 100.0 96.9 98.3
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder * * * 56.2
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.9
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 79.3 79.3 79.3 79.3
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 79.1 85.7 82.5 80.8
  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