Resident Health Quality » St Gerard's Community of Care

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 23.0 15.4 17.5 22.6
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 10.7 7.1 11.1 9.1
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 9.7 9.4 3.3 5.6
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 8.7 4.0 16.7 11.7
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 8.3 13.2 * 11.4
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 2.5 2.4 0.0 1.9
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 3.2 3.2 0.0 1.6
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 22.6 18.8 13.3 17.7

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 * * * 0.0
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain * * * 17.5

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 11.1 10.7 11.5 9.4
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 93.9 93.9 93.9 93.9
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight 14.8 11.1 3.8 9.5
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 100.0 96.9 96.7 98.4
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder * * * 66.7
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 19.4 18.8 10.3 14.8
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 * * * 78.9
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine * * * 94.9
  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