Resident Health Quality » Family of Caring Healthcare at Ridgewood

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 22.3 10.1 21.4 17.6
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 13.2 2.9 5.1 8.1
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 2.4 5.4 0.0 1.9
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 2.6 6.9 3.0 6.6
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 0.0 4.6 0.0 1.0
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 3.5 0.0 0.0 0.9
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 0.0 2.9 0.0 0.6
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 7.3 8.1 9.8 8.8

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 96.7 96.1 95.8 96.0
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication 1.6 0.4 0.4 0.7
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 4.5 1.4 0.0 1.6

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 7.5 9.7 11.4 9.8
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 97.8 97.8 97.8 97.8
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight 9.8 10.3 8.6 8.6
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 * * * 48.3
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 92.0 92.0 92.0 92.0
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 95.7 98.5 98.9 98.2
  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