Resident Health Quality » Meridian Comm Living Center

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 9.0 8.7 23.8 17.0
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers * * * 9.7
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 0.0 0.0 3.6 1.8
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 11.1 11.1 36.0 22.1
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 7.6 3.2 0.0 2.6
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 2.7 0.0 0.0 0.7
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 0.0 0.0 4.5 5.4

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 * * * 65.3
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication * * * 0.0
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 4.5 0.0 * 2.9

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 20.7 10.7 7.7 10.0
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 3.4 25.0 23.1 19.1
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 72.4 71.4 82.1 75.4
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder 50.0 * * 57.9
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 8.7 4.3 0.0 3.1
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 65.4 65.4 65.4 65.4
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 74.1 44.4 41.7 52.1
  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