Resident Health Quality » Birchwood Care Home

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 0.0 0.0 2.7 1.3
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers * * * *
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 1.7 0.0 0.0 0.4
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 1.7 1.8 0.0 1.3
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 4.1 4.3 2.9 4.5
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 0.0 2.8 0.0 0.7
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 0.0 3.4 3.4 2.6
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication * * * 47.1

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 * * * *
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication * * * *
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain * * * *

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 30.5 31.0 29.3 29.3
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 0.0 1.7 1.7 1.3
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 74.6 79.3 89.7 81.5
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder 1.8 1.8 1.8 1.8
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 7.1 9.4 1.9 4.7
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 * * * *
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine * * * 77.3
  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