Resident Health Quality » Astoria Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation

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 11.9 18.8 30.0 21.7
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 15.6 32.4 8.3 15.5
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 7.0 4.2 3.9 4.1
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 19.4 8.8 43.2 24.2
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 0.0 4.6 10.0 7.6
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 0.0 1.6 1.3 0.8
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 7.5 4.5 6.4 6.1

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 73.1 61.5 65.3 68.5
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication 1.7 1.8 1.8 2.6
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 6.5 4.5 16.4 10.6

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 34.3 29.3 34.8 30.2
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 94.1 94.1 94.1 94.1
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight 8.6 2.4 2.3 3.0
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 93.0 77.1 94.1 91.4
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder * 54.5 * 37.3
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 5.6 6.5 6.4 4.5
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 61.7 61.7 61.7 61.7
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 76.8 50.5 53.6 62.2
  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