Resident Health Quality » Applewood Estates

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 18.1 * * 6.9
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 6.5 0.0 0.0 2.8
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 2.9 2.9 3.3 3.0
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 25.0 0.0 7.4 13.7
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 3.9 0.0 0.0 1.0
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 8.8 8.8 3.4 8.5
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 17.6 11.8 3.3 9.1

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 56.8 70.6 76.9 68.6
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication 0.9 0.9 0.8 0.7
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 6.8 5.0 3.7 5.0

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 6.1 6.5 7.1 8.1
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 6.1 0.0 0.0 2.5
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 97.1 97.1 96.7 96.2
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder * * * 60.4
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 3.0 0.0 0.0 0.8
Percentage of long-stay residents who were physically restrained 8.8 8.8 10.0 8.3

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 93.8 93.8 93.8 93.8
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 95.2 98.5 99.3 97.5
  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