Resident Health Quality » Sholom Home West

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 17.0 12.1 17.6 14.9
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 9.6 5.4 7.4 6.4
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 3.4 4.8 5.6 4.6
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 19.4 14.0 9.9 13.8
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 10.6 5.0 4.0 5.3
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 5.2 3.8 2.3 3.3
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 1.7 5.7 3.2 3.1
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 16.5 16.7 16.7 15.5

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 66.7 66.3 71.0 69.9
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication 4.2 1.9 1.0 2.2
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 13.3 11.4 15.9 12.7

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 5.8 6.9 11.2 8.4
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 95.2 95.2 95.2 95.2
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight 5.6 6.1 10.1 7.4
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 94.1 94.4 92.0 93.4
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder 72.3 72.5 79.6 74.6
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 7.0 6.1 2.7 6.0
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 86.3 86.3 86.3 86.3
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 92.7 95.0 87.9 91.4

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