Resident Health Quality » Gino J Merli Veterans Center

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 6.7 9.6 12.1 10.8
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 7.3 8.8 8.3 7.5
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 2.1 3.4 5.2 3.5
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 11.5 15.4 11.9 13.9
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 8.3 12.5 13.7 10.4
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 11.3 10.3 8.0 9.1
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 8.3 6.1 9.0 7.1
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 10.3 15.6 15.3 14.7

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 * * * *
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication * * * 8.2
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 3.8 4.0 14.3 8.3

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 16.8 20.0 18.9 18.9
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 2.3 3.0 3.5 2.7
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 100.0 100.0 100.0 99.8
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder 39.0 34.1 38.3 39.0
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 0.0 0.0 2.9 1.3
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 92.7 92.7 92.7 92.7
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 86.0 93.9 96.1 94.4
  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