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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 13.7 12.1 30.1 22.4
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 16.7 10.7 8.8 11.4
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 2.6 2.4 4.3 3.0
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 6.9 11.4 18.9 14.6
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 8.1 13.6 12.0 10.4
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 0.0 2.5 5.7 2.7
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 2.9 5.3 2.3 3.8

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 * * 95.6 88.1
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.8
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 3.6 23.3 7.1 9.3

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 16.1 28.6 30.8 28.4
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 97.5 97.5 97.5 97.5
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight 3.2 11.8 10.3 7.9
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 84.2 85.4 85.1 85.8
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder 60.0 50.0 59.3 52.5
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 0.0 2.6 4.8 2.6
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 81.0 81.0 81.0 81.0
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 70.7 78.0 82.4 80.5
  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