Resident Health Quality » Liberty Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing

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 18.8 27.4 16.4 21.7
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 3.4 9.4 3.3 5.5
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 2.8 2.8 1.4 2.1
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 19.4 24.6 22.5 21.9
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 24.1 5.9 0.0 6.8
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 2.0 0.0 0.0 0.5
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 0.0 0.0 1.4 0.4
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 12.5 8.9 7.3 8.7

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 36.7 49.0 66.4 62.0
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication 5.7 6.7 0.0 2.9
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 23.7 15.2 7.5 11.3

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 8.7 7.0 12.5 10.6
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 97.5 97.5 97.5 97.5
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight 10.3 5.6 5.6 7.8
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 97.2 100.0 98.6 99.0
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder 45.7 57.8 36.2 43.3
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
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 88.5 88.5 88.5 88.5
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 88.9 90.7 98.4 94.9

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.

About Quality Measures

References

  1. http://www.medicare.gov/NursingHomeCompare/Data/Long-Stay-Residents.html
  2. http://www.medicare.gov/NursingHomeCompare/Data/Short-Stay-Residents.html