Resident Health Quality » Salem West Healthcare 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 12.4 21.0 20.7 18.8
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 0.0 2.6 10.5 4.8
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 3.4 0.0 0.0 2.5
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 11.5 30.2 17.0 18.4
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 13.8 8.0 0.0 7.6
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 5.1 5.1 2.5 4.0
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 8.5 3.3 1.7 3.4
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 19.6 21.3 22.2 20.7

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 * * * 66.4
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication 0.0 0.0 4.8 3.3
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 22.9 8.3 9.5 13.9

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 33.9 41.4 41.8 37.7
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 92.6 92.6 92.6 92.6
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight 5.4 8.6 3.6 5.4
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 100.0 98.3 100.0 99.6
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder 28.6 * * 27.5
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 2.0 24.0 21.2 19.2
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 70.0 70.0 70.0 70.0
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 91.8 95.8 98.0 96.6
  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