Resident Health Quality » Philadelphia Nursing 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 29.9 24.7 24.0 27.4
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 6.3 4.7 5.4 5.4
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 1.9 2.2 2.0 1.7
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 26.5 28.2 23.4 27.1
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 11.5 8.6 13.6 10.3
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 2.7 1.4 1.3 1.9
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 0.5 1.2 1.2 1.1
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 10.1 11.1 10.1 10.4

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 * * * *
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication * * * 6.8
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain * * * 22.2

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 8.9 10.5 9.3 9.2
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 6.4 6.2 3.3 5.3
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 99.2 99.7 100.0 99.6
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder 46.3 48.2 51.5 49.1
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 0.3 0.3 1.5 0.5
Percentage of long-stay residents who were physically restrained 2.4 3.9 3.7 3.3

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 * * * 73.7
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 72.7 90.3 96.8 88.9
  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