Resident Health Quality » Phoebe Berks Health Care Cente

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 12.1 13.5 21.2 15.4
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 8.7 6.1 1.5 4.8
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 5.5 5.8 2.8 4.2
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 11.3 14.9 14.9 14.5
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 0.0 3.3 0.0 1.9
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 2.9 2.5 3.6 2.9
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 1.4 1.5 1.4 2.2
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 20.5 18.8 15.5 18.2

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 45.4 51.4 50.5 52.0
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication 0.7 1.4 2.1 1.6
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 6.4 5.7 8.9 7.8

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 27.8 28.4 27.5 27.1
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 97.4 97.4 97.4 97.4
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight 5.6 7.6 1.5 4.1
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 98.6 97.1 91.5 94.7
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder * * * 63.2
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 8.3 1.5 1.4 3.2
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 73.7 73.7 73.7 73.7
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 82.7 74.7 61.0 70.7
  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