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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 41.6 43.9 22.3 29.5
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 5.0 4.0 4.0 5.2
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 5.0 2.7 2.8 2.6
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 46.7 42.4 10.0 29.1
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 24.2 * * 14.2
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 2.8 0.0 5.8 2.1
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 0.0 0.0 2.8 1.3
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 24.3 20.6 17.6 20.4

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 64.6 73.7 71.7 71.2
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication 0.0 2.1 4.8 2.5
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 32.3 40.4 33.3 32.6

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 11.8 11.4 5.9 9.9
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 74.4 74.4 74.4 74.4
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight 5.7 9.1 3.1 5.8
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 47.5 43.2 38.9 51.0
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder * * * 37.9
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 16.0 7.4 10.3 12.2
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 34.7 34.7 34.7 34.7
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 24.4 7.9 1.7 17.0
  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