Resident Health Quality » Pruitthealth-Walterboro

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 42.0 29.1 41.3 34.9
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 19.4 19.6 18.9 19.4
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 1.0 1.0 2.0 1.2
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 20.7 27.3 26.3 23.5
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 0.0 3.4 1.9 1.8
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 2.0 2.2 2.6 2.0
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 9.9 8.7 10.2 9.1
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 8.5 7.1 7.5 8.0

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 75.0 76.1 80.3 77.7
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication 2.8 4.7 4.3 3.4
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 5.3 4.7 4.6 5.0

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 21.9 21.1 20.2 21.3
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 91.7 91.7 91.7 91.7
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight 10.8 16.5 9.7 12.0
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 91.1 90.4 91.8 90.9
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder * * * 75.0
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 88.7 88.7 88.7 88.7
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 88.7 92.0 88.7 84.8
  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