Resident Health Quality » The Cottages at Garden Grove, a Skilled Nursing Comm

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 22.0 17.6 17.3 19.4
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 5.9 4.8 7.7 5.6
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 6.8 5.8 6.6 6.3
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 13.6 12.9 15.8 15.9
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 4.7 3.7 2.2 3.4
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 2.9 2.7 2.4 2.2
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 8.5 4.2 5.0 5.6
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 14.0 17.1 16.9 16.5

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 67.3 69.1 79.0 74.1
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication 0.6 0.0 0.0 0.3
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 11.7 6.0 8.1 8.2

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 26.5 25.2 28.1 26.8
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 98.4 98.4 98.4 98.4
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight 12.9 3.4 3.3 5.9
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 94.9 94.2 94.2 94.6
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder 70.5 63.3 56.6 63.0
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 14.9 7.8 4.3 7.1
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 87.9 87.9 87.9 87.9
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 83.5 89.7 80.4 81.5

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