Resident Health Quality » La Crescent Health Services

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 22.7 9.9 54.5 30.1
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers * 9.1 10.0 6.3
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 11.5 10.0 7.1 8.2
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 12.5 11.1 20.8 15.0
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 16.0 0.0 3.5 7.0
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 3.5 3.0 5.6 4.4
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.9
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 8.0 10.3 18.5 14.2

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 * * * 82.2
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 26.1 * 4.5 13.3

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 29.2 22.2 24.0 24.8
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 96.3 96.3 96.3 96.3
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight 8.3 0.0 8.3 7.0
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 * 42.9 * 35.2
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 0.0 3.4 0.0 1.0
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 85.3 85.3 85.3 85.3
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 88.2 91.7 96.4 93.2
  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