Resident Health Quality » New Paltz Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing

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 10.4 4.1 15.0 8.0
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 15.2 21.1 16.3 16.9
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 3.6 3.3 3.3 3.8
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 10.0 12.7 13.2 10.0
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain * 0.0 1.8 5.3
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 1.8 5.0 1.2 2.0
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 9.1 9.8 5.0 8.1
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 14.6 15.7 14.0 13.9

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 82.5 58.9 55.9 62.5
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication 0.0 0.0 1.4 0.4
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 19.0 16.7 11.1 16.4

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 25.5 29.5 25.0 25.6
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 90.5 90.5 90.5 90.5
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight 7.7 0.0 1.8 3.6
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 85.7 83.6 93.3 89.8
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder 47.6 55.6 50.0 50.5
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 6.0 16.1 12.5 12.0
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 62.1 62.1 62.1 62.1
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 51.1 60.0 81.4 70.4
  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