Resident Health Quality » Elwood Care Center

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 * 33.1 21.6 24.6
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 4.3 0.0 0.0 1.2
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 7.1 6.9 8.0 7.5
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 12.5 7.7 27.3 14.9
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 18.9 15.7 * 14.8
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 10.8 9.1 5.4 6.6
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 10.7 10.3 16.0 12.3
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 7.1 13.8 12.0 13.2

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 * * * 73.4
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication * * * 0.0
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain * * * 17.3

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 40.0 29.6 27.3 30.9
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 4.0 3.7 4.5 4.1
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 96.4 93.1 96.0 96.2
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder * * * 41.3
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 7.1 3.6 0.0 2.9
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 * * * 27.3
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine * * * 80.3
  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