Resident Health Quality » Kingston Center for Rehabilitation and Health Care

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 47.3 33.5 26.6 32.1
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 15.0 * 5.0 7.4
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 8.1 8.6 2.9 5.6
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 16.1 51.7 3.3 19.2
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 0.0 3.6 28.7 9.8
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 2.4 3.2 3.7 3.0
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 2.7 2.9 0.0 2.1
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 0.0 6.3 9.1 5.3

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 48.1 38.5 * 39.2
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 24.0 21.6 22.2 21.9

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 14.7 6.9 13.3 13.3
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 91.1 91.1 91.1 91.1
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight 5.9 6.9 3.3 7.0
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 94.6 97.1 71.4 86.8
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder * * * 45.9
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 0.0 3.0 0.0 4.5
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 84.0 84.0 84.0 84.0
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 77.9 79.7 50.9 60.6
  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