Resident Health Quality » The Laurels of Pender

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 30.1 38.4 31.6 29.9
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 6.9 7.0 10.2 9.6
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 5.1 2.7 4.4 3.7
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 25.0 25.0 15.2 20.5
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 5.3 1.8 10.4 10.1
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 2.4 1.5 1.5 1.6
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 3.9 0.0 0.0 1.0
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 11.4 7.7 6.5 8.2

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 83.9 57.9 50.7 63.7
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication 0.0 1.6 3.2 1.8
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 4.8 8.5 9.8 10.7

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 19.2 19.2 16.2 17.3
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 98.9 98.9 98.9 98.9
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight 14.5 12.5 7.5 10.7
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 75.9 78.1 72.1 76.9
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder 47.6 * 48.0 45.3
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 3.4 0.0 0.0 1.2
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 52.9 52.9 52.9 52.9
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 55.9 53.4 69.4 65.6
  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