Resident Health Quality » Swanton Health Care Retirement

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 17.1 24.5 26.1 21.0
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 12.1 9.4 11.8 12.8
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 4.4 2.3 2.2 2.8
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 14.0 19.4 20.5 19.4
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 2.4 0.0 5.0 3.1
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 2.5 5.0 4.1 4.2
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 2.2 4.7 0.0 2.8
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 7.1 10.0 7.1 7.4

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 64.2 66.6 76.2 70.4
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 4.2 3.9 12.8 8.7

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 35.6 37.8 31.7 34.8
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 98.0 98.0 98.0 98.0
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight 6.7 2.7 2.4 3.7
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 97.8 95.3 97.8 96.6
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder 64.0 * 42.9 52.4
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 15.9 16.7 6.8 15.7
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 96.2 96.2 96.2 96.2
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 98.1 98.3 100.0 98.5
  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