Resident Health Quality » Ballard Nursing 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 28.5 15.9 22.3 22.4
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 13.8 13.8 13.8 13.0
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 8.5 8.3 2.3 5.5
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 25.6 7.9 9.7 15.8
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 6.1 2.7 14.1 9.4
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 1.6 1.6 4.7 3.0
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 0.0 12.8 0.0 5.1
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 38.1 35.7 36.8 36.3

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 * * * 54.7
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication 12.0 4.3 * 6.3
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 13.3 20.0 * 23.2

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 20.5 30.0 18.8 20.3
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 96.4 96.4 96.4 96.4
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight 2.5 5.1 6.5 5.7
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 70.2 66.7 62.8 69.1
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder 48.1 * * 48.1
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 0.0 2.3 0.0 0.7
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 33.3 33.3 33.3 33.3
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 36.7 37.2 35.7 38.6
  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