Resident Health Quality » Luther Memorial Home

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 18.7 16.1 22.0 18.4
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 3.5 1.7 0.0 2.2
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 5.4 5.3 6.8 5.2
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 22.6 15.7 14.8 17.7
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 19.2 8.8 15.1 14.7
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 0.0 1.3 0.0 0.3
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 1.1 0.0 0.0 1.1
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 14.0 16.0 14.8 15.2

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 * * * 17.9

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 13.0 14.4 8.2 10.3
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 6.7 9.0 3.5 5.2
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 44.1 51.4 61.5 53.2
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 6.5 3.3 8.6 7.1
Percentage of long-stay residents who were physically restrained 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3

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 * * * 96.4
  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