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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 19.5 21.2 17.6 18.1
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 1.4 1.5 1.5 1.1
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 3.4 1.8 1.8 1.8
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 27.2 21.0 15.7 18.7
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 12.4 6.4 11.3 9.8
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 1.1 0.0 1.2 0.6
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 0.0 0.9 0.0 0.2
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 22.9 21.2 26.5 23.1

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 * * * 52.4
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication * * * 4.1
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 20.8 * 20.0 21.1

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 59.3 58.4 53.8 56.8
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 68.0 68.0 68.0 68.0
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight 7.4 3.0 3.2 4.3
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 86.2 91.2 93.6 90.4
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder 39.3 39.7 31.3 34.5
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 56.6 41.5 45.0 48.9
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 66.7 66.7 66.7 66.7
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 67.9 70.0 54.8 62.4
  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