Resident Health Quality » Niagara Rehabilitation and Nursing 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 21.8 32.9 34.9 27.3
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 9.1 14.7 8.1 10.2
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 1.7 5.0 4.3 3.7
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 27.8 22.9 23.9 21.4
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 8.8 9.7 5.1 7.1
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 0.0 0.8 0.0 0.2
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 0.0 0.0 0.9 0.2
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 15.0 11.9 12.3 13.0

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 96.4 94.8 * 91.2
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication 0.0 0.0 3.4 1.4
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 21.9 36.2 37.8 28.8

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 16.1 16.9 18.4 16.5
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 99.3 99.3 99.3 99.3
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight 5.1 3.4 1.8 2.8
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 100.0 99.2 99.1 99.4
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder 54.4 53.4 59.4 53.8
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 7.6 9.0 9.7 8.5
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 84.3 84.3 84.3 84.3
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 82.0 88.2 89.1 87.2
  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