Resident Health Quality » Aristacare at Meadow Springs

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 * * * 18.9
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 17.3 18.3 22.9 21.2
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 0.8 0.8 0.0 0.4
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 10.7 16.0 7.1 14.4
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 12.4 15.2 13.4 13.6
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 3.0 4.2 6.3 5.0
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 6.2 8.5 5.7 6.1
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 7.9 6.4 6.8 7.1

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 * * * 61.3
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication 3.6 3.0 0.0 1.6
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 48.0 30.0 19.2 28.1

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 34.1 44.9 43.4 41.6
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 99.3 99.3 99.3 99.3
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight 0.8 7.9 3.3 4.8
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder * * * 48.5
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 0.9 1.0 2.0 1.9
Percentage of long-stay residents who were physically restrained 0.8 0.0 0.8 0.4

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 94.7 94.7 94.7 94.7
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 91.5 93.7 88.7 89.9
  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