Resident Health Quality » Quality Life Services - Sarver

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 15.0 17.9 22.3 17.5
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 4.5 2.4 6.4 5.1
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 7.3 5.8 3.6 4.7
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 12.8 8.5 12.2 10.6
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 0.0 0.0 2.8 0.7
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 9.3 3.8 9.1 7.5
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 10.9 5.8 21.8 13.5

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 73.0 58.2 * 76.0
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.9
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 2.0 0.0 0.0 1.1

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 18.8 14.9 12.2 15.2
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 98.3 98.3 98.3 98.3
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight 6.3 4.3 8.2 5.8
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 98.2 100.0 100.0 99.5
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder 60.7 72.4 65.4 67.9
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 0.0 0.0 2.0 1.0
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 90.7 90.7 90.7 90.7
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 87.7 89.3 87.2 89.0
  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