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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 14.1 19.3 5.9 13.6
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 8.0 0.0 9.5 6.0
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 5.4 3.0 2.8 3.5
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 12.1 32.1 20.6 18.5
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 4.3 4.3 7.1 4.9
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 2.1 4.6 0.0 1.5
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 2.7 6.3 5.7 4.9
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 27.0 27.3 19.4 22.5

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 * * * *
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication * * * *
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain * * * 4.5

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 22.9 20.0 14.3 16.9
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 14.3 10.3 5.9 9.0
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 * * * 33.9
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 2.8 3.0 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 * * * *
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine * * * 77.3
  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