Resident Health Quality » Richard M Campbell Veterans Nursing Home

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 11.6 16.4 11.7 14.4
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 3.3 6.3 6.5 5.8
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 3.3 1.9 2.9 2.9
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 26.2 24.5 16.0 23.0
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 7.6 6.5 5.7 6.6
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 0.6 0.0 0.5 0.3
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 1.9 3.4 4.4 4.0
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 20.4 18.0 20.4 20.0

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 * * * 4.5
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 5.6 2.7 11.1 5.8

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 30.9 21.3 22.4 23.5
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 99.1 99.1 99.1 99.1
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight 3.8 3.9 5.1 4.8
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 75.7 81.1 71.6 75.7
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 2.7 1.0 2.1 1.8
Percentage of long-stay residents who were physically restrained 1.0 1.0 0.0 0.5

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 90.6 90.6 90.6 90.6
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 87.9 94.5 97.4 92.7
  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