Resident Health Quality » Independence Care Center of Perry County

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 17.0 12.2 13.3 13.1
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 7.8 8.5 2.0 5.1
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 6.1 1.9 4.4 4.2
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 22.1 12.9 16.7 18.3
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 6.4 7.9 6.7 6.4
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 0.0 0.0 0.9 1.0
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 7.3 7.8 12.5 11.4
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 5.1 6.7 7.2 6.4

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 * * * 82.9
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication 0.0 0.0 3.2 0.8
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 5.6 20.5 13.8 15.2

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 17.4 17.2 14.4 16.1
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 12.8 3.3 2.2 4.6
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 47.6 45.8 42.0 45.4
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 1.0 1.0 3.9 2.2
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 93.5 93.5 93.5 93.5
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 95.7 96.3 100.0 97.7
  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