Resident Health Quality » Blue Valley Lutheran Nursing Home

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 13.5 16.6 14.7 16.7
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 9.4 8.8 11.8 8.5
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 4.4 4.8 7.0 6.6
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 19.5 2.9 11.4 10.6
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 16.3 7.8 17.1 11.4
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 2.1 0.0 0.0 0.5
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 2.3 4.8 0.0 2.4
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 22.2 26.2 23.3 21.7

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 * * * 85.3
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 * * * 31.2

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 12.2 5.9 8.6 9.9
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 97.9 97.9 97.9 97.9
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight 5.1 2.9 5.7 5.8
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder 62.5 * 66.7 64.8
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 5.1 2.7 7.7 4.8
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 * * * 93.8
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine * 90.9 * 91.7
  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