Resident Health Quality » Bedford Care Center of Newton

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 27.2 23.9 27.7 26.0
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 8.2 10.4 8.5 7.9
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 3.2 3.0 0.0 1.8
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 10.0 14.3 10.7 11.7
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 8.3 11.1 8.7 8.8
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 1.1 0.0 0.0 0.5
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 0.0 0.0 1.1 1.0
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 20.7 18.4 12.3 17.0

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 * * * *
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication * * * 8.5
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain * * * 6.9

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 9.8 11.0 12.1 11.9
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 3.3 4.0 3.3 5.6
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 98.9 97.0 97.9 98.2
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder 48.9 40.5 34.1 40.8
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 2.4 1.1 4.6 3.5
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 64.3 64.3 64.3 64.3
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 76.5 92.0 * 87.5
  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