Resident Health Quality » The Pines at Utica Center for Nursing and Rehab

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 23.4 29.1 25.1 27.5
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 12.7 6.3 2.6 5.5
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 6.7 3.5 5.4 4.7
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 17.6 23.2 13.6 18.5
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 14.0 6.2 * 13.7
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 2.7 0.0 3.8 2.0
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 0.0 1.2 6.5 2.3
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 3.7 2.6 8.5 5.3

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 61.3 66.0 72.9 66.5
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication 0.8 0.9 2.1 1.4
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 14.0 12.5 6.7 10.5

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 28.1 23.5 24.7 26.6
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 2.2 4.9 2.2 2.8
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 92.1 93.0 95.7 95.0
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder 51.0 55.6 61.5 57.2
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 2.5 0.0 1.1 0.9
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 80.6 80.6 80.6 80.6
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 83.6 79.4 85.6 82.7
  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