Resident Health Quality » Lutheran Home at Kane, The

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 21.1 15.4 16.7 17.0
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 1.9 0.0 3.6 1.9
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 2.7 5.5 5.3 5.4
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 15.5 11.8 9.5 13.1
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 23.3 18.3 17.3 18.5
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 1.4 0.0 0.0 0.7
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 20.0 17.1 19.2 18.4

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 * 68.8 * 75.2
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication 3.0 5.1 7.7 5.5
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 18.9 33.3 29.0 29.9

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 31.1 27.8 25.3 27.7
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 9.7 13.9 8.0 9.7
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 67.6 89.0 90.8 85.7
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder 61.5 56.0 55.6 56.1
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 16.2 11.3 8.2 11.1
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 98.1 98.1 98.1 98.1
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 74.0 85.5 90.0 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