Resident Health Quality » Birchwood 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 31.6 33.6 21.3 23.4
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 3.5 1.7 5.1 3.1
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 4.6 7.4 6.1 6.5
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 8.8 9.8 5.4 8.7
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 5.6 12.3 21.3 12.2
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 0.0 0.0 1.6 0.4
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 1.5 0.0 1.5 0.8
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 21.5 20.6 20.0 21.2

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 * * * 55.5
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication 0.0 * * 2.7
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 12.0 13.0 * 13.1

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 23.8 17.6 19.6 21.6
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 80.6 80.6 80.6 80.6
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight 10.4 13.7 6.7 8.4
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 100.0 98.5 100.0 99.6
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder * 65.0 * 59.5
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 50.0 43.1 39.1 47.4
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 94.3 94.3 94.3 94.3
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 94.6 93.5 80.0 87.7
  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