Resident Health Quality » Nelson County Health System 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 20.0 17.2 19.4 16.2
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers * * * 2.7
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 2.9 0.0 0.0 0.7
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 18.2 12.1 19.4 15.1
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 6.2 16.9 14.1 13.0
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 0.0 0.0 3.2 1.7
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 0.0 3.0 2.8 2.1
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 8.8 5.9 5.4 7.0

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 * * * 27.3

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 6.1 6.1 8.3 7.2
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 94.4 94.4 94.4 94.4
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight 5.9 6.3 2.9 3.7
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 * 40.0 52.4 46.2
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 12.5 6.3 8.1 8.8
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 * * * 20.0
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine * * * 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