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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 8.2 15.1 24.8 18.5
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 8.5 11.3 14.1 10.0
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 4.0 1.6 4.1 3.3
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 16.1 15.6 24.2 20.7
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 0.8 0.0 0.0 0.4
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 2.2 5.2 4.5 3.8
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 0.8 3.3 0.8 1.2
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 0.0 1.0 1.0 0.8

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 * 77.2 68.0 72.9
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication 3.8 0.0 2.4 2.1
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 5.0 5.7 0.0 3.6

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 12.8 26.9 26.3 23.1
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 98.5 98.5 98.5 98.5
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight 8.5 5.1 1.8 5.9
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 100.0 96.0 91.8 94.1
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder 29.3 29.6 32.0 32.3
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 82.7 82.7 82.7 82.7
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 72.2 57.7 43.8 54.9
  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