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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 23.4 26.8 15.7 20.6
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 7.3 10.2 6.1 8.6
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 3.0 2.6 2.6 2.4
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 22.0 23.7 16.9 20.8
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 28.7 27.8 12.3 20.3
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 0.0 2.3 2.8 1.7
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 1.5 1.3 3.9 1.7
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 24.6 27.5 20.3 25.2

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 77.0 67.7 62.2 69.7
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication 3.0 3.4 7.1 3.8
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 40.4 22.7 14.3 22.2

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 18.5 12.7 16.9 17.1
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 95.8 95.8 95.8 95.8
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight 5.8 7.9 11.4 7.1
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 92.5 88.3 87.0 88.5
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder * 41.4 51.6 44.9
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 5.4 6.0 4.3 8.4
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 76.4 76.4 76.4 76.4
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 85.5 76.0 72.6 76.7
  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