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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 16.6 23.7 14.8 17.4
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 13.0 5.0 4.3 8.3
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 5.5 7.3 5.4 5.1
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 14.3 21.6 20.8 17.9
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 8.8 6.8 7.7 8.5
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 8.2 7.0 11.4 8.7
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 61.5 58.5 61.0 58.5

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 * * * 22.0

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 42.9 35.3 37.7 38.3
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 92.7 92.7 92.7 92.7
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight 4.1 14.6 7.5 7.1
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 96.4 96.4 92.9 94.9
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder 33.3 30.0 18.8 25.0
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 9.1 3.9 1.9 5.6
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 * * * 64.3
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine * * * 83.7
  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