Resident Health Quality » Knife River Care 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 20.4 29.6 20.4 26.2
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 13.0 17.5 11.6 11.8
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 13.9 10.4 10.0 11.4
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 21.1 23.6 19.2 20.8
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 16.4 22.1 14.7 14.4
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 5.0 3.0 3.9 2.9
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 1.3 0.0 5.0 1.9
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 9.2 10.8 15.4 12.8

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 * * * 76.6
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication * * * 0.0
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain * * * 26.2

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 12.0 12.2 14.9 13.1
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 96.4 96.4 96.4 96.4
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight 6.6 2.7 0.0 2.7
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 35.7 18.8 35.5 30.3
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 0.0 2.6 4.1 2.0
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 * * * 100.0
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine * 100.0 100.0 100.0
  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