Resident Health Quality » Downtown Brooklyn Nursing & Rehabilitation 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 10.6 39.4 23.1 22.3
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 17.0 17.5 15.7 15.6
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 0.0 0.8 0.8 0.5
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 6.6 27.2 11.8 13.9
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 1.3 0.0 0.0 0.8
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 0.5 1.5 1.0 1.0
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 1.6 0.8 0.4 0.9
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 5.8 6.7 4.8 5.7

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 79.9 84.0 87.0 83.2
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication 1.6 3.6 3.1 2.7
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 6.1 7.4 7.2 6.4

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 6.4 4.4 5.3 5.2
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 88.7 88.7 88.7 88.7
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight 6.0 8.5 3.9 7.0
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 70.1 62.8 55.5 60.1
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder 72.2 60.3 62.0 65.3
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.1
Percentage of long-stay residents who were physically restrained 1.2 1.2 0.8 0.8

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 39.7 39.7 39.7 39.7
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 8.8 8.1 7.9 9.6

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