Resident Health Quality » Blue Ridge Health and Rehabilitation Center

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 24.9 27.2 14.2 22.0
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 4.7 7.5 2.3 4.1
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 12.0 12.5 9.1 11.0
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 13.9 22.9 14.1 16.5
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 6.3 1.8 3.3 3.7
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 0.0 0.0 1.2 0.7
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 1.3 1.4 5.3 3.4
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 28.6 5.6 7.0 11.9

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 * 58.2 * 55.9
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication * 0.0 0.0 0.0
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 3.2 4.4 2.7 4.1

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 27.8 28.9 29.9
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 92.3 92.3 92.3 92.3
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight 7.0 2.8 2.7 4.5
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 76.0 66.7 68.8 69.3
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder 59.5 57.9 61.5 59.1
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 4.2 2.9 0.0 2.1
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 55.3 55.3 55.3 55.3
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 51.0 51.6 30.9 41.8
  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