Resident Health Quality » Wedgewood 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 22.1 27.5 25.2
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 12.5 7.7 6.9 10.6
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 8.3 8.3 8.2 7.9
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 27.3 12.5 23.2 19.8
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 1.7 1.7 8.6 5.2
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 0.0 0.0 2.1 1.6
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.4
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 3.3 1.7 1.6 2.1

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 * * * *
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 15.8 13.9 10.8 12.2

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 17.9 21.4 17.9 17.9
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 3.5 9.1 9.1 7.4
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 95.0 100.0 100.0 98.7
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder 24.1 37.0 36.7 36.8
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
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 93.2 93.2 93.2 93.2
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 91.1 92.7 93.2 91.4
  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