Resident Health Quality » Tower Lodge Care 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 14.7 16.8 22.3 19.9
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 0.0 6.1 5.4 5.3
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 5.8 3.6 3.5 5.4
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 10.0 9.6 27.8 15.5
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 4.8 10.1 2.3 6.4
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 0.0 0.0 1.9 1.0
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 0.0 0.0 5.3 1.9
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 6.8 4.3 2.0 4.2

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 * * * 59.6
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication * * * 5.3
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 10.0 * * 10.2

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 34.0 30.8 24.1 30.1
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 4.1 2.0 3.7 3.9
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder 44.0 44.4 73.1 58.9
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0
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 95.8 95.8 95.8 96.9
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 100.0 100.0 * 100.0
  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