Resident Health Quality » Blue Stream Rehab and Nursing

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 43.7 42.7 32.3 41.3
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 7.4 * * 2.4
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 34.9 36.8 25.6 33.1
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 14.9 10.6 30.2 18.9
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 1.9 0.0 0.0 0.5
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 26.7 25.0 16.0 22.4

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 * * * *
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication * * * 14.3
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain * 20.0 * 16.7

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 29.5 23.7 6.7 22.2
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 93.5 93.5 93.5 93.5
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight 6.5 2.6 2.5 4.2
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 98.1 100.0 84.3 79.4
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder 55.2 * 56.0 51.6
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 10.6 23.3 22.5 23.9
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 * * * 62.5
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine * 38.5 16.0 37.8
  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