Resident Health Quality » The Emeralds at St Paul LLC

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 26.7 27.9 18.6 28.8
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 11.3 7.8 9.7 11.0
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 1.1 1.1 1.2 0.9
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 17.4 21.9 14.7 16.0
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 32.4 23.1 18.4 25.8
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 8.4 5.7 7.0 7.3
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 1.1 1.2 1.2 0.9
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 8.1 12.3 11.3 11.5

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 * 69.6 65.1 65.7
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.2
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 32.1 34.1 65.9 44.8

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 11.5 13.4 12.2 13.1
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 99.0 99.0 99.0 99.0
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight 5.3 6.3 8.8 6.9
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 97.7 95.4 94.2 96.5
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder 29.0 46.2 * 41.6
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 10.4 10.4 7.7 9.0
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 81.3 81.3 81.3 81.3
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 82.5 80.8 69.7 79.3
  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