Resident Health Quality » The Emeralds at Grand Rapids LLC

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 17.7 6.1 14.6 15.3
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 11.1 5.9 17.6 10.1
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 3.6 5.7 1.9 3.7
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 12.2 5.3 11.6 12.8
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 16.2 12.8 13.2 13.5
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 6.9 3.8 3.9 4.4
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 0.0 3.8 5.8 2.9
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 7.8 9.8 6.0 7.4

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 63.4 58.5 * 71.9
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication 1.8 0.0 0.0 0.8
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 35.1 38.2 35.7 37.0

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 29.6 27.1 14.3 23.6
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 1.9 0.0 2.0 2.5
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 100.0 100.0 100.0 99.5
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder 55.0 * * 55.7
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 7.1 4.3 4.3 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 96.9 96.9 96.9 96.9
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 97.9 94.7 88.8 90.7
  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