Resident Health Quality » Long Island State Veterans Home

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 11.3 10.9 9.5 10.6
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 9.2 11.4 5.6 8.5
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 4.0 3.1 4.7 4.1
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 8.4 8.1 7.2 7.9
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 6.0 4.9 5.4 5.3
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 2.3 1.5 1.1 1.7
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 5.6 3.5 4.5 4.0
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 15.5 16.0 15.3 15.9

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 * * * 56.8
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication 0.0 3.8 11.8 5.2
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 6.0 11.1 13.0 10.4

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 9.2 10.2 11.1 10.4
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 99.2 99.2 99.2 99.2
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight 6.7 4.3 5.3 5.2
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 100.0 100.0 100.0 99.0
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder 69.8 64.6 63.1 66.3
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 2.9 1.9 1.3 1.6
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 94.3 94.3 94.3 94.3
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 96.0 97.8 92.9 94.6
  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