Resident Health Quality » Village at Penn State, The

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 * * * 14.8
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers * * * 2.0
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 0.0 3.4 3.1 3.5
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased * 31.8 11.1 21.3
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain * 6.0 4.3 7.3
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder * 0.0 0.0 0.0
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 4.5 0.0 0.0 0.9
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 4.3 10.3 9.4 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 * * * 65.6
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication 0.0 0.0 * 0.0
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 48.9 35.3 * 34.4

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 4.3 7.4 9.7 7.1
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 0.0 4.0 6.7 3.8
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 * * * 11.8
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 9.1 3.6 9.7 5.5
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 93.3 93.3 93.3 93.3
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
  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