Resident Health Quality » Salem North 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 16.5 32.3 31.3 26.1
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 0.0 8.9 6.5 5.5
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 5.0 10.2 10.2 7.4
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 24.1 26.4 28.6 25.8
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 5.7 10.1 2.9 5.5
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 0.0 2.4 1.8 1.6
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 3.3 10.2 1.7 4.2
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 23.6 22.2 20.4 22.7

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 * * * 68.3
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication 0.0 0.0 4.0 2.2
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 13.9 20.7 15.0 14.4

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 33.3 33.3 36.0 34.9
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight 5.3 9.3 10.0 8.2
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder 43.8 * 59.1 50.6
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 0.0 8.3 50.0 26.4
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 85.4 85.4 85.4 85.4
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 90.7 94.6 69.7 81.2
  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