Resident Health Quality » Fieser Nursing 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 * * * 6.4
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 10.0 * * 10.1
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 11.1 5.6 5.9 7.3
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 17.9 13.3 3.3 12.3
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 3.0 10.0 0.0 4.3
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 3.4 0.0 0.0 0.9
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 8.3 2.8 8.8 5.8
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 17.6 22.9 21.9 20.8

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

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 6.9 6.5 6.5 6.8
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 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder * * * 34.4
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Percentage of long-stay residents who were physically restrained 2.8 0.0 0.0 0.7

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 * * * *
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine * * * 94.1
  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