Resident Health Quality » Valley Oaks 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 19.9 12.9 31.8 21.1
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 9.1 11.1 12.5 12.2
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 8.5 7.4 6.0 6.4
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 16.4 25.0 40.6 27.4
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 14.9 24.4 29.6 26.1
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 0.0 1.8 2.8 2.0
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 6.8 11.3 13.4 13.3
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 20.8 15.6 14.0 17.4

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 * * * 66.0
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication 2.8 2.4 2.9 1.9
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 38.2 42.0 28.6 36.7

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 28.1 30.2 29.2 28.8
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight 5.2 7.7 4.6 6.6
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 98.3 98.1 97.0 98.0
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder 18.6 11.4 21.6 20.7
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 0.0 0.0 1.9 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 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 96.5 89.9 90.8 92.4
  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