Resident Health Quality » Plattsburgh 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 31.2 18.5 33.5 32.0
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 3.3 3.6 2.2 3.3
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 2.7 0.0 0.0 1.0
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 30.0 35.0 19.3 27.5
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 14.2 6.7 8.9 11.2
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 1.6 1.2 0.0 0.7
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 4.1 2.8 2.9 2.8
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 13.2 18.5 12.7 13.3

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 64.3 83.7 77.2 68.0
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication 1.8 2.1 4.3 2.5
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 16.7 * 22.9 17.6

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 17.8 16.4 25.4 19.6
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 94.9 94.9 94.9 94.9
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight 11.3 7.7 11.4 9.3
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 66.7 71.2 84.5 74.8
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder 25.0 * * 35.4
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 12.9 6.9 0.0 5.8
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 77.1 77.1 77.1 77.1
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 61.6 45.9 50.8 55.4
  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