Resident Health Quality » Dover Center for Health & 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 30.4 22.2 19.1 21.4
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 2.3 2.4 0.0 1.1
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 3.4 3.4 6.6 4.1
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 16.3 21.7 25.5 20.4
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 16.4 13.3 23.7 15.9
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 2.5 2.6 2.5 1.9
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 1.7 1.7 1.6 2.9
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 25.0 19.3 16.9 18.8

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 67.2 65.3 62.8 65.0
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication 1.5 3.1 2.3 2.1
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 10.9 15.4 18.4 15.4

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 28.3 23.4 24.6
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 95.2 95.2 95.2 95.2
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight 4.4 2.2 4.3 4.3
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 96.6 96.6 96.7 96.3
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder 42.9 30.8 46.4 45.3
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 7.3 3.7 7.1 4.9
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 88.7 88.7 88.7 88.7
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 95.5 88.0 83.8 87.7

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