Resident Health Quality » Avalon Garden

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 5.4 4.7 7.9 5.0
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers * 20.0 * 13.0
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 10.8 7.7 6.5 7.8
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 6.8 6.9 12.3 7.7
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 13.5 13.2 12.5 12.6
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 2.2 0.0 0.0 0.6
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 1.5 3.1 6.6 3.5
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 10.9 14.3 15.1 13.7

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 * * * 0.0
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain * * * 42.4

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 29.5 31.7 32.2 31.0
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 98.5 98.5 98.5 98.5
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight 1.6 6.7 3.4 5.0
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 92.3 86.2 85.5 87.9
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder 25.0 25.8 17.2 20.3
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
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 * * * 31.3
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine * * * 31.0
  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