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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 24.4 28.9 29.8 26.9
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 9.4 9.1 8.3 7.1
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 4.5 2.2 1.2 2.3
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 31.4 15.7 17.3 21.5
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 5.6 9.0 8.3 9.6
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 2.7 2.3 1.3 1.9
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 10.7 14.0 20.7 13.5

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 * * * 63.1
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication 0.0 0.0 6.9 5.0
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 12.1 17.1 23.1 19.1

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 9.5 8.1 10.3 10.5
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 98.9 98.9 98.9 98.9
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight 6.6 9.5 12.8 9.5
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 95.5 93.3 94.1 94.5
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder 52.8 47.2 50.0 50.3
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 1.2 2.3 2.4 2.7
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 94.9 94.9 94.9 94.9
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 76.9 81.6 78.7 77.1
  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