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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 26.4 28.7 18.2 25.1
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 2.4 2.5 1.3 1.6
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 3.4 3.4 1.2 2.6
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 13.2 12.8 13.5 11.8
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 3.2 3.7 3.6 3.4
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 8.0 12.6 4.8 7.9
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 11.4 13.8 10.8 12.0

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 * * * 63.6
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication 0.0 * 0.0 0.0
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 3.0 10.0 5.4 6.7

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 9.1 10.3 8.1 8.7
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 7.5 2.6 6.8 5.1
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 98.9 100.0 100.0 99.7
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder 66.7 56.5 66.7 60.6
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 3.8 0.0 2.6 2.2
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 90.9 90.9 90.9 90.9
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 94.9 94.1 95.7 94.5
  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