Resident Health Quality » Blue Ash 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 28.6 30.4 30.2 26.1
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 4.8 13.6 9.1 8.6
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 0.0 0.0 2.5 1.2
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 22.7 30.8 42.1 27.7
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 16.1 22.4 29.4 21.1
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 0.0 2.3 2.5 1.2
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 22.5 11.1 12.1 16.9

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 * * * 8.6
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain * * * 32.6

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 17.8 20.0 20.5 20.4
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 69.1 69.1 69.1 69.1
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight 4.3 0.0 0.0 1.2
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 52.1 30.2 5.0 24.9
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder 21.4 22.7 * 21.2
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 9.8 0.0 0.0 3.2
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 33.3 33.3 33.3 33.3
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine * 34.4 15.6 26.8
  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