Resident Health Quality » Universal Health Care/Fuquay-Varina

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 16.8 18.4 13.0 12.7
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 5.9 6.3 4.4 5.3
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 3.0 3.3 4.5 3.5
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 17.9 17.4 12.1 14.8
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 0.0 6.0 3.4 2.8
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 3.6 5.1 1.5 3.3
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 0.0 15.3 16.9 9.6
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 9.0 13.8 10.9 10.6

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 40.2 44.4 40.1 41.9
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication 0.7 0.7 2.5 1.6
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 2.3 6.5 11.7 8.6

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 26.3 23.5 24.1 24.3
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 7.3 2.0 5.7 4.8
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 100.0 100.0 90.9 95.0
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder 86.4 83.3 56.7 69.8
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 1.5 3.5 1.7 1.7
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 99.1 99.1 99.1 99.1
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 99.5 96.3 63.3 74.5

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