Resident Health Quality » Awe Kualawaache 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 * * * 33.6
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers * * * 2.6
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.1
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 23.8 30.0 * 19.0
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain * * * 17.2
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 6.9 6.6 * 3.6
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 4.2 0.0 5.0 2.3
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 4.2 0.0 * 1.3

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 * * * *

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 4.3 8.7 * 5.1
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 96.2 96.2 96.2 96.2
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight 4.3 4.3 5.0 6.9
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 91.7 34.8 0.0 36.4
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder * * * 23.5
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 0.0 * * 1.5
Percentage of long-stay residents who were physically restrained 0.0 4.3 10.0 4.5

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 * * * 38.5
  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