Resident Health Quality » Elkhorn Healthcare & Rehabilitation

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 34.1 67.4 12.1 30.8
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers * * * 3.3
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 1.7 3.4 4.6 3.7
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 26.4 68.5 11.7 31.7
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 5.5 6.8 7.5 6.6
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 5.1 7.4 1.7 3.5
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 0.0 3.4 3.1 1.7
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 50.0 43.9 26.7 36.9

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 * * * 73.6
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication * * 4.5 2.7
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 7.7 10.0 9.1 11.5

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 29.1 25.5 30.2 28.1
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 98.3 98.3 98.3 98.3
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight 1.9 0.0 0.0 0.9
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 96.6 100.0 96.9 96.7
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder 16.7 23.5 18.9 19.2
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 5.3 1.8 1.6 3.4
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 48.6 48.6 48.6 48.6
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 87.2 81.0 67.9 77.9
  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