Resident Health Quality » Brooklyn Queens Nursing Home

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 9.3 5.6 9.0 10.0
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 4.3 3.3 10.5 6.0
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 19.0 17.4 7.4 14.7
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 0.0 1.2 2.3 0.8
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 0.7 0.0 0.0 0.2
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 0.0 0.0 0.8 0.2
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 19.5 16.0 18.5 17.7

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 * * * *
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication * * * 10.0
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain * * * 6.8

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 5.4 5.6 5.0 5.2
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 95.6 95.6 95.6 95.6
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight 0.8 1.6 0.8 1.2
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 82.2 91.9 91.9 89.0
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder 32.2 39.0 40.7 37.2
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2
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 * * * 46.2
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine * * 44.4 42.5
  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