Resident Health Quality » Schuyler County Nursing Home

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 20.1 19.1 29.8 21.9
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 9.1 5.0 8.7 8.0
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 4.8 7.9 13.2 8.9
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 21.1 30.6 37.8 30.4
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 7.4 4.0 4.2 6.8
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 10.4 4.7 11.9 7.8
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 4.8 8.1 2.9 5.2
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 31.7 28.9 30.6 32.3

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 * * * 2.0
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain * * * 22.9

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 17.5 18.4 23.7 21.2
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 97.8 97.8 97.8 97.8
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight 0.0 0.0 2.9 2.0
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 100.0 97.4 97.4 97.5
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder 40.9 47.8 * 49.4
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.7
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 * * * 66.7
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 70.0 55.0 57.1 60.0
  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