Resident Health Quality » Strafford 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 17.4 11.9 10.9 13.1
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 6.7 0.0 5.7 3.8
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 4.4 3.3 8.5 6.0
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 14.6 11.1 7.1 13.0
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 16.1 18.7 13.0 12.3
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 0.0 1.5 0.0 0.4
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 1.5 3.3 1.8 2.0
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 11.1 18.4 16.7 17.0

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 * * * 61.4
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication * 7.7 12.5 7.4
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 20.0 13.3 18.9 17.5

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 33.3 26.7 26.2 26.6
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 95.8 95.8 95.8 95.8
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight 5.9 0.0 0.0 1.6
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 76.5 73.3 72.9 78.2
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder 50.0 33.3 45.5 41.2
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 1.5 0.0 0.0 0.4
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 6.5 6.5 6.5 6.5
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 10.0 2.6 7.0 15.3
  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