Resident Health Quality » Life Care Center of Banner Elk

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 29.6 30.4 33.5 31.9
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 15.1 13.2 12.5 12.0
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 4.4 2.9 4.4 4.4
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 28.6 18.2 21.4 24.8
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 4.1 1.7 1.8 1.9
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 4.0 2.7 0.0 2.0
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 3.0 1.4 3.0 2.2
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 9.1 15.0 14.3 15.5

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 71.5 77.1 76.3 72.8
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication 1.6 0.0 3.1 2.0
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 7.5 8.8 8.0 7.9

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 33.3 32.2 24.1 28.7
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight 8.2 0.0 5.4 4.7
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder 50.0 54.5 * 50.6
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 1.6 0.0 0.0 0.8
Percentage of long-stay residents who were physically restrained 1.5 1.4 0.0 0.7

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 99.0 99.0 99.0 99.0
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 98.2 100.0 95.3 97.3
  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