Resident Health Quality » Delaware Valley Veteran's 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 7.9 10.3 5.4 8.6
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 1.0 2.2 2.4 1.9
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 1.6 0.8 0.8 1.0
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 8.2 11.4 10.4 9.1
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 1.9 2.7 6.6 4.0
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 6.4 4.0 4.9 5.1
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 0.0 0.8 0.8 0.6
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 14.3 18.5 19.5 18.8

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 * * * 18.2
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 0.0 * * 4.1

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 25.0 20.0 19.7 21.8
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight 7.3 8.9 4.0 6.8
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 100.0 99.2 100.0 99.8
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder 64.2 54.8 54.7 56.4
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 6.7 4.4 4.3 4.9
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 96.2 96.2 96.2 96.2
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 79.3 * * 84.0
  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