Resident Health Quality » Country Club Care

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 5.4 8.9 3.2 5.4
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers * * * 12.0
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 2.9 6.2 4.3 5.0
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 4.8 8.5 7.5 6.9
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 29.2 18.8 17.0 21.0
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 3.5 1.7 1.6 2.4
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 16.2 7.9 10.1 12.5
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 17.4 15.6 18.8 17.5

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 * * * 60.9
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication * 0.0 0.0 0.0
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 14.3 46.2 46.9 38.0

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 53.0 43.5 44.9 46.9
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 85.7 85.7 85.7 85.7
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight 1.5 4.9 8.8 6.0
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 97.1 96.9 97.1 97.8
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder 14.3 17.9 14.0 15.2
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 14.9 6.5 7.4 10.1
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 23.5 23.5 23.5 23.5
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 84.8 91.2 87.8 88.6
  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