Resident Health Quality » Ranchwood 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 16.7 12.9 1.4 9.7
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 20.3 9.9 10.4 14.0
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 11.9 9.8 6.9 9.1
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 20.7 16.1 5.7 13.2
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.2
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 0.8 0.0 0.8 0.7
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 5.6 3.0 4.0 3.6
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 10.5 11.2 7.1 9.2

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 85.8 80.8 73.7 73.5
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication 1.9 5.6 2.9 2.8
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 4.6 1.0 0.0 1.1

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 27.6 30.0 27.8 28.5
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 3.1 3.4 5.6 5.5
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 99.1 99.0 99.0 99.3
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder 28.3 30.4 32.7 30.2
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
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 97.3 97.3 97.3 97.3
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 99.3 99.3 97.4 98.2

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