Resident Health Quality » Avalon Springs Place

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 30.9 29.7 16.5 23.3
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 5.0 5.5 3.8 4.4
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 1.2 1.2 0.0 0.9
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 16.4 19.7 12.5 17.3
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 11.4 10.9 7.2 9.8
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 4.0 6.7 1.1 3.2
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 6.2 4.9 0.0 3.3
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 13.9 13.7 10.7 11.6

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 * * * 59.7
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication 0.0 3.8 8.7 4.3
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 17.1 38.5 13.8 20.5

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 16.7 15.8 17.3 17.0
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 90.0 90.0 90.0 90.0
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight 2.6 1.3 5.3 4.2
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 91.5 90.2 95.2 92.5
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder 35.0 * * 43.7
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 5.3 5.1 2.6 3.2
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 68.3 68.3 68.3 68.3
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 61.0 70.0 59.1 63.4
  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