Resident Health Quality » The Cottage Extended 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 23.7 35.4 27.5 23.5
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 4.2 27.3 18.2 15.2
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 4.5 4.9 4.8 3.9
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 22.2 41.9 23.5 24.3
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 3.7 12.8 12.2 11.1
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 0.0 0.0 1.4 0.8
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 0.0 2.4 0.0 0.6
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 11.6 23.7 21.1 19.3

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 81.5 70.5 54.2 66.2
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication 12.5 0.0 0.0 1.8
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 13.2 28.1 40.9 34.0

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 27.8 30.3 32.4 32.6
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 8.1 3.0 0.0 4.3
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 93.2 90.2 92.9 93.3
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder 40.9 52.4 * 44.7
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 2.9 0.0 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 57.4 57.4 57.4 57.4
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 58.8 85.1 89.5 81.3
  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