Resident Health Quality » Westfield Quality Care of Aurora

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 20.7 11.1 27.8 24.0
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 9.1 4.2 0.0 5.2
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 4.5 6.7 6.3 5.3
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 20.6 13.5 41.5 24.2
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 10.0 3.6 12.7 8.8
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 3.9 3.2 2.8 3.0
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 9.1 4.4 6.5 6.4
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 19.5 26.2 27.7 26.4

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 * * * 90.2
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication * * * 3.2
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain * 22.7 26.9 22.3

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 20.5 22.5 11.6 19.3
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 91.7 91.7 91.7 91.7
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight 12.8 5.0 2.4 5.9
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 70.5 80.0 22.9 50.5
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder * * * 43.1
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 2.3 9.8 2.1 4.9
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 62.5 62.5 62.5 62.5
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 66.7 48.3 25.7 41.0
  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