Resident Health Quality » Brian Center Health & Retirement/Cabarrus

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 17.7 22.0 30.0 19.6
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 2.4 2.4 4.8 4.7
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 2.2 2.1 2.1 2.1
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 20.9 13.6 15.6 15.7
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 3.5 0.0 0.0 1.5
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 2.2 4.3 14.9 6.3
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 5.1 9.3 6.7 6.2

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 69.9 64.0 65.6 65.7
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication 1.3 0.0 0.0 0.3
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 2.0 0.5 0.5 0.7

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 30.4 23.4 27.5
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 96.0 96.0 96.0 96.0
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight 4.4 8.9 14.9 10.1
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 72.7 68.2 75.0 66.7
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 90.1 90.1 90.1 90.1
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 97.7 96.0 97.3 97.3

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