Resident Health Quality » Hillsborough County 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 21.5 19.7 19.8 20.6
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 4.3 5.8 5.9 5.3
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 7.1 5.2 4.0 5.0
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 17.7 20.9 17.0 19.3
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 13.2 17.3 17.6 15.5
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 0.4 0.0 0.8 0.4
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 2.7 1.1 0.7 1.7
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 19.8 20.5 19.1 19.4

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 84.2 79.5 74.7 80.4
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication 3.0 3.4 2.6 2.5
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 12.0 16.7 16.9 15.3

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 23.9 22.2 23.2 23.7
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 8.0 4.4 3.2 4.8
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 99.2 100.0 100.0 99.8
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder 54.5 48.0 56.3 54.0
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 2.3 3.1 3.4 2.6
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 94.0 94.0 94.0 94.0
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 95.6 95.7 95.1 95.2

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