Resident Health Quality » Goerlich 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 15.9 7.2 10.8 11.5
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 7.9 15.4 0.0 7.3
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 13.2 7.7 7.0 9.8
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 0.0 0.0 3.9 8.8
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 3.7 0.0 0.0 0.9
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 6.7 6.1 4.2 5.8
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 13.6 14.6 10.4 11.6

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 58.7 79.1 87.6 75.3
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication 2.6 0.0 0.0 0.7
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 14.3 17.1 13.5 14.0

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 13.2 17.9 23.3 20.1
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 98.1 98.1 98.1 98.1
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight 5.3 5.1 2.3 3.1
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 100.0 98.0 95.8 95.8
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder * * * 39.4
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 11.6 10.6 4.5 7.2
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 86.2 86.2 86.2 86.2
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 96.9 90.0 68.5 84.5
  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