Resident Health Quality » Sterling Health Care and Rehab 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 19.8 10.3 5.8 14.6
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 4.0 5.3 5.4 5.4
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 5.6 4.3 1.4 3.0
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 12.0 7.3 12.1 11.4
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 1.7 3.8 0.0 2.2
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 1.7 2.9 2.3 1.9
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 13.6 12.1 13.8 13.4

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 * 67.6 55.0 62.2
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 0.0 2.4 9.1 3.6

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 19.3 15.6 17.2 17.6
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 90.4 90.4 90.4 90.4
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight 2.8 4.5 3.0 3.5
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 92.3 92.9 95.7 94.0
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder 57.4 57.4 49.2 52.5
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 0.0 0.0 0.8 0.6
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 52.6 52.6 52.6 52.6
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 44.6 50.0 60.6 54.9
  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