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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 19.0 12.3 5.8 13.2
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 2.7 2.6 6.3 5.5
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 2.0 3.2 3.6 2.9
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 15.0 14.2 12.8 14.5
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 2.3 2.9 2.1 2.3
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 0.9 1.7 1.4 1.2
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 0.7 0.0 0.0 0.2
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 8.5 8.0 7.6 7.7

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 * * * 45.1
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.1
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 7.5 13.5 14.7 10.8

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 17.0 14.0 16.9 16.1
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 98.8 98.8 98.8 98.8
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight 4.2 3.4 5.1 4.1
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 97.4 95.6 95.2 96.3
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder 12.3 14.1 11.5 13.3
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
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 55.6 55.6 55.6 55.6
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 55.1 52.1 58.5 56.9
  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