Resident Health Quality » Berks Heim Nursing & Rehabilitation

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 26.5 22.9 20.3 22.6
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 7.9 10.2 6.4 7.0
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 3.0 3.6 4.2 3.5
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 16.4 15.3 16.8 15.8
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 12.3 8.4 8.7 8.9
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 2.0 2.1 2.4 2.3
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 1.5 1.0 0.7 0.8
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 26.8 23.8 23.3 24.4

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 50.6 41.8 47.9 48.6
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication 3.1 5.9 8.3 6.5
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 11.6 4.3 * 8.4

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 28.6 30.6 29.1 29.2
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 99.3 99.3 99.3 99.3
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight 9.0 12.0 11.2 9.4
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 99.7 100.0 100.0 99.9
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder 65.2 68.6 62.4 65.1
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 1.3 1.0 1.5 1.1
Percentage of long-stay residents who were physically restrained 3.8 2.3 1.0 1.9

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 76.8 76.8 76.8 76.8
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 97.2 95.8 97.2 97.1
  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