Resident Health Quality » Life Care Center of Waynesville

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 32.3 17.9 22.6 24.8
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 6.4 10.2 8.9 7.8
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 4.1 5.5 5.0 5.0
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 23.9 19.7 14.3 18.2
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 10.2 18.8 18.6 15.0
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 0.0 1.1 5.2 2.4
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 0.0 1.4 0.0 0.7
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 17.6 15.7 15.6 16.6

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 70.9 * * 74.0
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication 3.2 3.0 0.0 2.4
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 27.7 21.3 13.3 19.2

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 32.4 31.9 27.4 29.6
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 88.5 88.5 88.5 88.5
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight 4.2 1.5 2.8 3.9
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 95.9 91.8 82.5 89.8
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder 45.2 56.4 55.0 50.3
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 3.0 0.0 4.1 3.3
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 74.2 74.2 74.2 74.2
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 73.6 70.2 61.6 67.1
  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