Resident Health Quality » Discovery Care Centre Ltd

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 18.8 6.9 14.6 13.5
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 15.2 15.6 6.3 11.4
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 4.4 11.4 11.6 9.1
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 8.9 7.3 4.8 7.0
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 26.1 11.2 12.2 14.4
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 1.5 0.0 0.0 0.4
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 2.3 7.0 4.8 5.2
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 4.5 4.7 7.1 5.8

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 * * * 69.5
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication 6.5 7.7 3.7 4.6
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 16.7 5.0 4.5 11.1

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 20.0 21.4 16.7 18.0
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 7.0 4.9 17.1 9.5
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 97.8 100.0 100.0 98.9
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder * * 65.0 50.7
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 0.0 2.5 0.0 1.9
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 78.0 78.0 78.0 78.0
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 90.2 96.8 92.5 94.0
  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