Resident Health Quality » Knox County Nursing Home District

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 * 7.8 4.2 8.8
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers * * 4.5 6.5
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 6.3 5.3 5.3 5.5
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 11.5 9.4 15.2 11.7
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 18.8 5.7 21.0 15.5
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 3.9 0.0 0.0 0.9
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 0.0 0.0 5.6 2.1
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 6.7 5.6 5.6 5.8

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 * * * 0.0
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 26.1 * * 30.9

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 34.5 31.4 22.9 24.3
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 97.1 97.1 97.1 97.1
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight 10.7 6.1 9.1 6.9
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 87.5 84.2 86.8 88.4
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder * * * 12.3
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 0.0 2.6 2.9 5.1
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 72.0 72.0 72.0 72.0
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 69.0 * * 74.2
  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