Resident Health Quality » Commander Nursing Center

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 3.2 7.2 9.6 6.6
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 10.8 8.5 8.8 9.3
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 4.9 2.9 1.5 3.1
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 13.2 18.0 17.4 15.5
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 11.4 10.1 14.0 11.2
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 2.8 3.6 3.7 3.0
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 0.0 2.2 0.8 1.1
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 25.7 25.6 22.1 23.7

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 72.9 70.0 * 66.8
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication 3.1 0.0 0.0 1.6
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 13.5 2.6 2.9 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 18.9 19.1 13.9 16.4
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 94.6 94.6 94.6 94.6
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight 5.0 4.4 4.5 4.4
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 86.7 87.5 86.9 87.0
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder 56.5 51.2 57.1 57.3
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 4.8 4.4 3.5 4.1
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 65.1 65.1 65.1 65.1
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 59.4 62.3 55.8 59.2
  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