Resident Health Quality » Tower Nursing 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 38.1 42.4 18.7 33.5
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 9.2 10.7 9.9 11.6
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 2.9 2.4 2.3 2.4
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 44.0 26.6 20.0 31.6
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 4.6 * 13.7 15.3
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 0.0 1.9 0.0 0.8
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 1.4 4.8 0.0 3.1
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 12.3 10.1 9.9 10.5

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 * * * 57.6
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication * * * 3.1
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain * * * 23.7

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 35.5 20.8 20.3 23.9
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 96.1 96.1 96.1 96.1
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight 3.2 9.2 2.6 5.1
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 77.1 75.3 77.0 65.7
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder * * 52.0 56.4
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 3.3 0.0 0.0 0.7
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 62.1 62.1 62.1 62.1
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 47.2 66.7 69.7 62.4
  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