Resident Health Quality » North County Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation

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 30.3 37.3 11.8 21.4
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 14.3 16.1 10.8 13.4
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 3.7 2.4 5.8 4.5
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 17.2 33.3 9.4 18.3
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 4.4 15.2 24.2 16.1
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 4.5 5.1 1.7 2.7
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 0.0 0.0 3.8 1.5
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 5.6 4.8 13.7 8.2

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 51.2 60.1 76.8 68.4
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication 4.2 6.1 2.5 4.5
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 8.3 12.3 18.2 12.6

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 36.7 55.6 45.5 45.9
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 6.5 0.0 0.0 2.5
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 100.0 97.6 100.0 99.5
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder 45.5 * 33.3 41.9
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 10.4 0.0 0.0 2.7
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 90.9 90.9 90.9 90.9
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 98.5 98.7 98.4 98.9
  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