Resident Health Quality » Benedictine Living Community

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 13.2 4.1 10.5 12.0
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 9.8 10.6 8.2 9.6
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 10.3 7.3 8.8 8.4
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 3.9 11.5 16.7 10.7
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.7
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 7.2 6.6 9.2 7.0
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 3.4 0.0 3.6 2.2
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 3.5 7.4 8.9 6.7

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 81.3 84.3 80.6 81.5
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication 3.4 6.0 7.1 5.1
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 18.1 16.7 12.8 15.8

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 98.4 98.4 98.4 98.4
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight 2.0 1.9 2.1 1.5
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 98.3 100.0 100.0 97.4
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder * * * 46.9
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 0.0 1.9 0.0 0.9
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 91.1 91.1 91.1 91.1
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 95.5 96.0 98.3 95.2
  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