Resident Health Quality » Clara City 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 12.3 18.6 33.0 21.6
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 2.9 5.4 6.3 4.4
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 4.5 4.3 2.4 4.1
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 10.8 8.1 * 12.9
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 14.7 26.4 10.9 16.2
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 0.0 0.0 5.1 2.7
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 4.5 2.2 2.5 2.9
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 27.9 26.7 27.5 25.7

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 * * * 74.2
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication * * 5.0 1.5
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain * * 20.0 13.8

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 12.2 14.0 15.4 14.8
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 95.7 95.7 95.7 95.7
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight 8.1 10.5 * 7.8
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 100.0 97.8 100.0 98.8
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder 42.9 * * 38.8
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 2.4 2.4 0.0 1.2
Percentage of long-stay residents who were physically restrained 2.3 0.0 2.4 1.2

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 95.0 95.0 95.0 95.0
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 90.9 * 89.3 89.4
  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