Resident Health Quality » Medford 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 5.0 10.9 4.2 7.9
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 5.8 7.5 7.4 7.1
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 6.1 6.6 8.0 6.9
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 9.6 9.1 3.2 9.1
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 1.2 2.7 1.4 2.6
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 1.1 1.1 1.1 2.0
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 21.6 22.7 17.6 18.7

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 * * 82.1 84.1
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication 8.0 4.2 0.0 2.8
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 7.4 0.0 6.5 5.9

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 30.3 30.9 34.2 33.1
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 99.1 99.1 99.1 99.1
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight 3.4 5.0 4.0 4.5
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 26.8 30.6 33.3 31.2
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 0.0 1.2 0.0 0.3
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 89.5 89.5 89.5 89.5
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
  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