Resident Health Quality » Good Samaritan Society - St Johns

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 27.6 4.7 36.2 25.1
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 0.0 12.9 8.8 7.5
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 4.4 5.1 7.5 5.4
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 16.2 6.5 19.4 15.8
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 9.3 8.9 15.6 17.5
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 8.8 13.6 4.4 7.3
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 2.3 7.7 0.0 3.7
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 24.4 25.6 17.5 19.9

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 * 72.7 70.5 72.7
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 9.4 15.2 18.2 18.3

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 16.2 12.9 16.1 13.5
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 13.9 6.5 10.0 10.7
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 97.8 100.0 97.5 97.0
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder 33.3 * * 30.3
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 7.7 7.7 7.7 7.6
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 93.0 93.0 93.0 93.0
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 100.0 100.0 84.8 89.6
  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