Resident Health Quality » New Jersey Veterans Memorial Vineland

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 10.2 13.2 11.6
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 6.2 2.8 2.7 3.9
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 3.5 3.1 3.4 3.4
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 14.9 12.7 13.9 14.4
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 6.8 6.5 5.2 5.8
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 1.1 0.5 0.9 0.6
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 2.1 0.3 1.4 1.3
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 10.4 9.9 9.7 9.9

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 * * * *
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication * * * 3.4
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 0.0 9.5 * 5.6

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 21.9 25.1 25.0 24.5
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 98.7 98.7 98.7 98.7
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight 6.0 4.9 5.0 4.8
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 96.5 97.6 98.3 97.8
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder 33.6 38.8 39.5 37.6
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 1.9 0.7 0.4 1.0
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 * * * 100.0
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 82.8 100.0 100.0 91.8
  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