Resident Health Quality » Good Samaritan Society - Beatrice

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 21.2 15.3 15.0 17.7
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 0.0 2.3 2.4 2.4
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 6.2 7.1 7.7 7.4
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 18.3 12.9 18.2 16.2
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 7.0 4.4 0.0 4.6
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 6.7 6.2 7.5 6.5
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 3.1 10.1 9.4 7.5
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 14.1 13.0 12.3 12.9

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 83.7 * 61.4 75.4
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication 2.7 3.1 2.4 2.6
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 13.9 10.3 5.0 7.8

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 25.0 24.2 24.1 24.9
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 8.3 6.6 9.3 7.0
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 100.0 98.6 100.0 99.6
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder 63.2 50.0 53.1 56.0
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.4
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 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 100.0 97.9 94.6 95.5
  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