Resident Health Quality » Valley Falls Terrace

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 46.7 31.2 7.0 26.3
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 6.5 12.3 4.8 6.6
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 4.3 2.9 4.2 3.5
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 9.3 14.3 10.0 13.9
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 15.3 6.3 17.1 9.4
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 0.0 1.6 0.0 0.4
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 1.5 1.5 2.8 1.8
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 5.8 5.9 5.6 6.7

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 60.6 59.8 53.0 56.3
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.6
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 15.1 24.6 31.4 21.1

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 33.3 25.5 23.2 28.4
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 94.9 94.9 94.9 94.9
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight 6.8 11.3 5.5 6.1
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 91.3 91.2 86.1 91.3
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder * * * 73.1
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 5.8 4.4 2.8 3.8

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 84.6 84.6 84.6 84.6
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 78.5 72.0 59.4 70.8
  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