Resident Health Quality » Kirkhaven

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 21.4 23.6 18.9 19.1
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 6.1 3.1 2.2 3.5
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 6.6 7.3 6.0 5.7
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 21.3 20.5 17.5 18.2
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 15.8 17.2 18.1 14.3
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 0.0 0.0 2.6 0.6
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 0.0 0.7 1.5 0.6
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 21.7 21.6 20.0 20.9

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 * 66.1 56.8 64.0
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 9.4 11.6 8.1 9.4

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 4.7 7.8 5.5 5.8
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 7.1 11.7 9.4 8.4
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 100.0 82.5 48.5 71.3
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder 62.3 61.9 66.7 63.2
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 9.0 9.8 7.6 8.1
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 89.1 89.1 89.1 89.1
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 95.7 75.0 66.1 71.3
  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