Resident Health Quality » Emerald Ridge Rehab and Care 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 23.3 30.0 36.4 31.1
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 9.1 1.9 1.7 3.5
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 1.2 1.2 2.3 2.3
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 15.1 21.1 38.0 24.0
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 9.8 4.2 4.4 6.2
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 1.2 0.0 0.0 0.6
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 1.2 2.4 3.4 2.3
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 8.8 7.7 9.7 8.6

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 68.9 74.9 * 68.0
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication 2.2 4.7 5.7 3.9
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 16.4 16.9 7.7 14.0

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 40.8 49.4 47.4 45.2
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 95.6 95.6 95.6 95.6
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight 1.3 3.9 10.5 5.7
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 85.5 100.0 98.9 95.9
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder 40.5 33.3 30.8 34.1
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
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 95.0 95.0 95.0 95.0
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 97.6 98.6 100.0 98.6
  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