Resident Health Quality » Independence Health and Rehabilitation 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 * 4.3 27.2 16.5
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 9.1 4.2 4.8 5.7
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 3.7 6.5 3.6 4.4
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 12.5 0.0 8.0 13.6
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain * 11.2 10.1 8.0
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 7.5 1.8 0.0 3.0
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 4.0 3.2 0.0 1.8
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 22.7 24.0 22.7 25.3

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 * * * 63.4
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 28.6 22.6 18.5 25.5

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 15.4 10.0 15.4 13.8
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 94.1 94.1 94.1 94.1
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight 4.2 0.0 0.0 0.9
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 74.1 74.2 71.4 64.0
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder * * * 56.6
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 3.7 0.0 0.0 1.9
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 68.9 68.9 68.9 68.9
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 30.0 26.8 26.5 24.4
  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