Resident Health Quality » Salem 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 * 19.1 17.5 19.0
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 9.1 4.0 3.8 5.2
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 15.2 10.5 15.4 13.7
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 28.6 22.6 17.2 21.5
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 9.7 15.9 4.2 8.8
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 9.0 7.9 8.8 8.6
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 0.0 2.6 2.6 3.9
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 34.4 32.4 31.6 28.4

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 * * * *
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication * * * *
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain * * * 11.1

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 18.8 25.0 22.9 21.3
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 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.7
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 84.8 92.1 97.4 92.8
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder * * * 19.5
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 17.9 17.1 12.5 12.6
Percentage of long-stay residents who were physically restrained 3.0 2.6 2.6 2.6

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 * * * *
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine * * * 68.9
  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