Resident Health Quality » Hearth and 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 * 27.9 26.8 30.4
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 5.0 0.0 * 2.5
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 6.1 5.9 7.9 6.4
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 20.0 22.7 10.7 18.4
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain * 0.0 0.0 0.9
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 3.1 3.0 2.6 2.9
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 10.7 16.7 11.8 12.0

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 50.4 * * 56.5
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication 3.4 10.0 * 6.7
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 15.4 7.4 9.4 12.8

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 3.6 8.0 12.9 10.4
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 0.0 0.0 6.5 2.7
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 78.8 88.2 89.5 86.5
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder * * * 44.1
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.8
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 91.1 91.1 91.1 91.1
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 91.3 94.6 89.2 90.6
  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