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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 12.4 8.8 6.6 6.9
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 8.0 13.3 15.2 13.0
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.4
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 4.2 8.7 7.3 5.6
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 7.1 0.0 0.0 2.0
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 1.4 2.8 2.1 2.3
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 1.6 3.4 0.0 2.1
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 15.3 10.7 13.2 13.1

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 80.2 87.6 88.9 86.5
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication 0.4 0.3 0.7 0.7
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 29.3 26.5 29.7 29.0

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 1.8 0.0 0.0 1.8
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 97.5 97.5 97.5 97.5
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight 1.7 5.5 2.0 2.3
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 96.8 100.0 100.0 99.2
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder * * * 54.7
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5
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 89.6 89.6 89.6 89.6
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 94.5 94.3 92.1 93.8
  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