Resident Health Quality » Universal Health Care/Fletcher

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 18.1 24.6 15.7 19.1
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 16.3 17.6 9.4 13.5
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 3.1 5.6 6.8 5.6
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 15.5 19.7 18.3 17.4
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 2.0 7.5 13.6 7.6
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 1.5 0.9 1.0 1.1
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 1.5 1.4 1.4 1.4
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 20.7 21.5 15.9 18.4

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 85.0 75.6 * 73.2
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 1.5 0.0 9.8 5.5

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 39.3 34.9 29.7 32.8
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 6.6 6.3 7.8 7.5
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 42.4 47.8 46.5
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 1.6 2.9 4.2 2.2
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 93.3 93.3 93.3 93.3
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 98.1 97.7 98.6 96.8
  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