Resident Health Quality » Friends Extended Care 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 13.1 6.2 3.0 7.9
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 0.0 2.9 0.0 0.7
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 2.2 4.3 4.3 3.8
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 18.9 13.5 26.3 20.8
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 0.0 2.8 0.0 0.7
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 0.0 0.0 4.3 1.1
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 6.7 6.7 6.5 5.0

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 69.8 68.9 66.4 67.5
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication 0.0 1.3 1.3 1.3
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 5.8 4.7 3.3 4.2

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 10.5 12.8 10.3 9.8
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 2.5 2.6 5.1 3.2
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 * * * 67.9
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 4.7 4.5 0.0 3.5
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 96.3 96.3 96.3 96.3
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 99.0 100.0 100.0 99.5
  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