Resident Health Quality » Emerald Care Center Southwest LLC

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 * 0.0 0.0 2.7
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 15.0 16.7 22.7 14.4
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 10.3 6.1 3.1 5.5
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 8.7 10.0 6.5 8.8
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain * 4.4 * 11.0
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 4.8 4.7 2.9 3.6
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 3.8 0.0 0.0 1.6
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 8.0 13.8 17.9 13.5

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 85.2 76.1 63.0 73.6
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication 2.4 3.2 2.6 2.2
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 8.3 19.5 21.3 16.1

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 21.7 20.0 19.4 23.7
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 88.2 88.2 88.2 88.2
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight 9.5 3.3 3.2 5.4
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 100.0 93.9 93.8 95.3
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder * * * 50.9
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 0.0 3.2 6.7 3.3
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 90.7 90.7 90.7 90.7
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 89.5 87.4 77.2 83.8
  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