Resident Health Quality » Pennsylvania Soldiers and Sailors Home

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 22.6 22.1 27.4 22.9
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 6.3 6.3 4.6 5.8
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 12.5 8.6 9.9 9.5
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 18.6 7.4 10.7 12.8
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 6.7 11.7 13.0 9.8
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 6.6 6.6 4.9 5.7
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 6.3 6.2 2.5 4.6
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 20.0 18.4 18.4 18.7

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 * * * *
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication * * * *
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain * * * 33.3

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 13.2 9.1 6.3 8.9
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 95.3 95.3 95.3 95.3
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight 4.3 2.9 8.0 7.3
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 100.0 100.0 98.8 99.7
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder 81.6 75.0 82.4 80.6
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 5.4 5.8 6.7 6.2
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 * * * *
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine * * * 90.6
  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