Resident Health Quality » Eastern Montana Veterans Home

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 5.8 10.1 8.9 7.8
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers * * 4.3 5.8
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 1.8 1.7 0.0 1.2
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 3.6 8.6 6.7 6.7
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 6.1 8.6 5.5 6.9
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 3.9 5.6 5.6 5.7
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 18.5 15.5 13.6 15.7

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 * * * *
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication * * * *
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain * * * 16.2

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 19.3 11.9 9.8 12.3
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 14.0 5.1 3.3 6.6
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 93.0 88.1 95.1 93.9
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder 21.2 21.2 20.6 23.7
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 5.6 5.6 11.9 7.9
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 * * * 100.0
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine * * * 72.1
  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