Resident Health Quality » Benedictine Living Community of New London

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 7.6 5.9 27.3 12.2
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 0.0 3.2 8.6 5.9
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 2.5 5.6 5.1 4.5
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 14.3 12.5 28.6 20.9
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 11.2 6.1 8.3 8.1
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.6
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 10.5 11.8 13.9 13.0

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 * * 81.8
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication 0.0 5.0 * 1.5
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 4.2 3.8 * 12.0

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 16.2 9.1 10.8 12.3
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 10.5 0.0 10.8 6.8
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 100.0 100.0 100.0 99.4
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder 69.6 * * 73.2
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 2.6 0.0 0.0 2.0
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 91.4 91.4 91.4 91.4
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
  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