Resident Health Quality » The Elms Center

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 27.2 37.5 28.8 31.0
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 3.4 0.0 7.1 4.4
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 4.5 6.8 8.9 5.6
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 21.1 29.7 33.3 27.5
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 2.5 2.8 2.9 2.8
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 2.9 0.0 0.0 0.8
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 12.8 13.2 10.0 12.0

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 69.0 62.1 54.4 60.4
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 9.6 6.3 2.8 8.0

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 20.5 23.1 15.0 20.3
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 98.0 98.0 98.0 98.0
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight 10.3 10.3 12.5 10.2
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 97.7 100.0 97.8 98.3
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder 28.6 * * 42.9
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.6
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 98.4 98.4 98.4 98.4
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 93.5 92.0 93.5 93.7
  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