Resident Health Quality » Guthrie Cortland Medical 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 28.3 23.1 26.7 26.2
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 7.3 7.5 7.4 10.4
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 4.9 3.5 3.4 3.5
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 17.9 15.8 17.5 16.9
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 8.8 22.6 24.6 18.2
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 1.7 0.0 3.2 2.6
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 4.9 0.0 1.7 2.2
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 14.8 12.3 17.2 15.6

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 77.3 71.1 69.9 71.8
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 14.3 12.1 15.5 14.7

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 13.3 15.8 17.5 16.2
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight 10.0 12.7 5.3 8.4
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 100.0 94.7 96.6 95.2
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder * * * 39.1
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 1.9 1.8 0.0 1.0
Percentage of long-stay residents who were physically restrained 0.0 1.8 0.0 0.4

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 97.5 97.5 97.5 97.5
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 92.1 95.4 95.4 86.7
  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