Resident Health Quality » New Haven Care 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 9.7 0.0 2.6 3.6
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 12.5 16.7 9.5 11.8
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 3.8 2.3 1.6 2.3
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 8.6 0.0 9.8 5.2
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 8.2 4.0 9.0 6.6
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 5.5 9.2 5.1 6.2
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 4.1 4.9 3.4 5.3
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 6.0 7.3 16.4 11.4

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 * * * 62.2
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication 0.0 3.7 4.8 2.2
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 25.0 13.2 13.5 17.5

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 13.2 27.0 15.1 18.2
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 7.3 0.0 8.0 5.6
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 96.2 95.3 93.5 94.5
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder * * 41.9 43.2
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 17.6 20.5 16.7 15.4
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 86.5 86.5 86.5 86.5
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 90.2 86.3 91.1 88.0
  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