Resident Health Quality » Salt River Community Care

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 13.8 14.0 2.4 10.5
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 7.1 6.7 3.8 8.0
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 9.2 6.0 1.5 4.9
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 10.9 12.1 11.9 11.8
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 12.8 16.7 15.2 16.2
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 7.8 5.7 2.9 5.3
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 7.1 3.1 4.5 5.5
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 8.2 9.4 10.9 8.7

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 * * * 73.0
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication 8.3 0.0 5.0 4.8
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 44.4 28.0 28.0 38.2

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 16.1 15.4 16.7 16.7
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 10.3 12.5 6.2 9.5
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 96.9 98.5 100.0 91.3
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder 17.2 6.7 9.4 12.5
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 11.1 6.3 9.4 9.2
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 96.9 96.9 96.9 96.9
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 100.0 100.0 96.4 89.7
  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