Resident Health Quality » Nevada State Veterans Home - Boulder City

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 30.7 21.0 17.3 23.1
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 3.1 1.0 1.1 1.8
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 2.0 2.6 2.6 2.2
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 10.2 15.3 10.5 12.5
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 1.0 0.9 2.2 1.2
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 0.0 0.9 2.8 1.6
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 0.0 0.6 0.7 0.6
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 11.4 8.4 9.7 9.0

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 * * * 7.0
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 0.0 0.0 3.1 1.0

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 18.2 17.5 12.6 16.3
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 99.4 99.4 99.4 99.4
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight 4.4 1.5 5.7 3.8
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 99.3 98.7 96.8 97.5
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder 60.2 59.8 58.7 58.4
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 0.7 0.6 0.0 0.3

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 89.5 89.5 89.5 89.5
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 81.0 75.7 70.2 72.5
  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