Resident Health Quality » Las Vegas Post Acute & Rehabilitation

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 0.0 14.4 5.6 6.9
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 16.1 22.6 5.3 12.2
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.4
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 7.7 12.2 4.3 10.0
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 4.8 6.9 4.6 4.7
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 6.1 2.0 5.0 3.7
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 22.0 22.4 10.9 17.9

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 55.5 44.6 48.1 50.4
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication 13.7 4.3 3.8 7.3
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 13.5 13.5 20.0 14.7
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 70.1 70.1 70.1 70.1
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight 2.2 4.0 6.9 3.8
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 86.5 84.6 86.9 88.4
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder * * 22.7 25.0
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 75.6 75.6 75.6 75.6
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 78.9 78.2 75.2 79.4
  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