Resident Health Quality » Absolut Center for Nursing & Rehab Gasport LLC

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 12.2 11.7 12.4 14.4
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 17.3 15.1 7.7 13.7
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 2.9 5.8 8.7 6.0
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 14.7 7.2 7.7 10.7
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 2.6 4.7 9.1 6.9
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 1.5 0.0 1.6 1.2
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 4.4 4.3 4.3 4.3
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 8.3 6.7 3.2 5.2

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 72.1 82.4 * 75.0
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication 3.9 2.3 0.0 1.8
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 9.6 6.7 4.8 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 18.8 15.9 21.5 18.9
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 98.6 98.6 98.6 98.6
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight 8.8 5.8 3.1 6.2
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 95.7 100.0 100.0 98.9
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder 62.1 70.3 45.8 57.5
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 3.4 4.7 4.5 4.3
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 80.7 80.7 80.7 80.7
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 76.8 85.5 92.9 85.9
  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