Resident Health Quality » Blue Ridge in Georgetown

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 10.1 11.4 14.6 18.3
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 5.8 7.1 10.5 9.0
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 0.0 1.4 1.4 1.1
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 7.1 5.2 27.4 15.9
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 31.0 28.0 3.8 16.1
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.1
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 0.0 1.4 2.9 1.5
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 23.0 15.2 16.4 18.1

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 * * * 44.0
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication 0.0 0.0 * 0.0
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 34.8 * * 25.4

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 14.5 15.2 14.5 14.2
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 93.0 93.0 93.0 93.0
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight 3.2 3.0 4.5 5.7
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 100.0 100.0 100.0 99.6
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder * 90.0 * 76.2
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 1.7 1.6 6.5 3.6
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 77.8 70.0 50.0 65.4
  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