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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 36.2 37.9 29.1 34.9
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 7.4 1.9 5.3 5.0
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 0.0 1.5 3.0 1.9
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 33.3 20.0 18.4 27.8
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 21.4 19.7 12.2 16.0
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 1.9 3.4 4.2 2.7
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 4.7 3.0 1.5 3.8
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 14.3 15.4 15.4 16.0

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 80.2 85.0 85.6 82.9
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication 3.8 3.5 2.4 2.7
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 18.8 23.5 26.5 23.1

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 41.5 41.1 44.4 42.6
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 3.7 1.8 9.3 6.3
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 * * * 34.4
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
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 96.9 96.9 96.9 96.9
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