Resident Health Quality » Belknap 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 25.6 32.2 31.1 26.9
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 1.6 1.6 3.2 2.0
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 4.3 5.7 4.6 4.8
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 25.6 24.7 23.7 22.4
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 4.4 5.9 8.8 7.5
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 0.0 0.0 3.0 0.7
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 0.0 0.0 1.2 0.3
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 8.0 7.2 7.3 7.8

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 * * * 53.2
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication * * * 0.0
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain * 4.5 0.0 2.5

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 9.2 12.3 11.4 11.1
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 6.9 3.7 5.1 5.0
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 98.9 100.0 100.0 99.7
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder 43.5 51.9 53.1 48.7
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 0.0 0.0 2.3 1.8
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 * * * 92.9
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine * 72.0 76.2 77.9
  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