Resident Health Quality » Bigfork Valley Communities

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 26.9 10.0 39.4 25.4
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 0.0 * * 0.0
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 8.3 11.1 7.9 9.0
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 15.6 15.6 23.5 21.5
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 12.0 0.0 11.8 7.5
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 3.1 4.0 3.7 3.7
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 5.6 0.0 0.0 1.4
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 5.7 5.7 8.1 8.6

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 * * * 75.8
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication * 0.0 * 0.0
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain * 4.0 * 4.5

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 11.4 8.6 5.6 10.2
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 8.6 8.8 5.7 7.4
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder * * * 41.7
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
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 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 96.4 100.0 100.0 99.0
  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