Resident Health Quality » Buffalo Prairie Center for Rehab and Healthcare

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 * * * 16.5
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers * * * 21.4
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.9
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased * * 13.6 18.4
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain * * * 10.9
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 4.2 3.4 3.6 3.8
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 3.4 3.8 0.0 4.5
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 36.0 34.8 41.7 38.1

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 * * * 66.8
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 * 26.1 * 27.8

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication * 45.0 47.8 40.2
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 39.5 39.5 39.5 39.5
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight 4.5 5.0 0.0 4.4
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 69.0 61.5 53.6 60.7
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder * * * 21.6
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 0.0 0.0 19.2 5.9
Percentage of long-stay residents who were physically restrained 3.6 0.0 0.0 0.9

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 25.8 25.8 25.8 25.8
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 32.3 24.3 10.0 22.3
  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