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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 * * * 25.0
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 4.8 10.0 * 13.3
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 8.0 4.0 0.0 5.1
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased * * * 9.5
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain * * * 4.8
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 12.6 7.1 0.0 5.1
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 4.0 8.0 0.0 4.1
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 12.0 8.0 23.8 13.3

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 72.9 60.4 48.2 60.1
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication 1.4 0.0 0.0 0.4
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 30.8 28.4 24.1 23.5

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication * * * 23.1
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 88.9 88.9 88.9 88.9
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight * * * 4.5
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 60.0 56.0 57.1 62.2
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder * * * 13.2
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 25.0 17.4 5.0 14.9
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 37.4 37.4 37.4 37.4
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 37.3 24.8 17.8 28.3
  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