Resident Health Quality » Wanaque Center for Nursing & Rehabilitation, The

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 7.7 11.4 18.2 13.6
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 2.5 4.2 3.7 4.1
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 8.2 9.8 20.9 13.4
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 1.5 2.5 1.2 1.9
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 2.6 2.0 1.9 2.2
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 0.5 1.0 0.0 0.5
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 7.6 7.9 9.7 8.4

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 * * * 87.1
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication 0.0 4.8 * 3.8
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 7.1 4.3 9.5 9.5

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 40.9 41.5 40.6 41.3
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 99.0 99.0 99.0 99.0
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight 1.5 4.0 5.6 5.7
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 100.0 100.0 99.5 99.9
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder 32.4 32.6 37.2 33.5
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 0.6 0.5 1.7 1.3
Percentage of long-stay residents who were physically restrained 3.0 2.4 2.0 2.4

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 97.6 97.6 97.6 97.6
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 97.8 100.0 97.1 97.2
  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