Resident Health Quality » Germantown Home

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 13.6 15.4 27.3 20.6
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 7.0 7.1 6.7 6.9
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 0.6 0.6 1.1 1.0
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 8.7 9.0 17.1 12.3
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 2.6 3.6 3.5 3.4
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 0.0 0.7 0.6 0.5
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 0.6 1.8 2.9 1.6
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 6.5 8.1 10.4 9.2

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 * * * 65.3
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication 0.0 4.3 0.0 1.1
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 4.4 7.9 3.6 5.2

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 11.3 9.8 9.0 10.5
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 99.5 99.5 99.5 99.5
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight 9.5 9.8 5.5 9.1
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 98.2 97.6 94.8 96.2
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder 53.2 51.0 59.6 54.1
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 1.2 0.6 1.2 0.9
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 89.1 89.1 89.1 89.1
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 82.1 72.5 66.7 77.4
  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