Resident Health Quality » Nc State Veterans Home - Salisbury

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 19.1 37.7 22.6 28.7
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 1.6 4.6 6.3 5.7
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 3.3 0.0 0.0 0.8
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 17.3 19.0 7.1 14.2
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 1.3 0.0 0.0 0.3
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 2.2 0.0 0.0 0.8
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 11.8 8.4 11.1 10.1

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 * * * 45.1
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication 5.7 0.0 4.0 3.7
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 5.0 10.0 4.2 6.7

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 23.5 23.5 22.1 22.5
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 14.9 8.2 4.8 9.1
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 44.7 45.5 61.1 51.8
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 5.7 2.2 7.0 5.2
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 93.9 93.9 93.9 93.9
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 92.0 97.3 96.4 94.6
  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