Resident Health Quality » Opus Post Acute Rehabilitation

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 56.1 41.4 48.4 47.4
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 11.1 14.6 8.2 10.2
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 12.7 10.0 8.5 9.7
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 25.0 27.9 15.9 20.2
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 6.6 4.9 2.5 5.6
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 2.9 3.4 2.0 3.0
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.4
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 16.7 18.6 19.0 18.6

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 66.5 68.6 61.9 67.5
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication 5.0 2.6 1.0 2.5
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 9.7 5.1 3.1 6.1

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 22.7 18.8 15.2 15.9
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 90.5 90.5 90.5 90.5
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight 8.9 26.1 8.7 14.1
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 98.2 93.3 89.8 85.4
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder 70.0 * * 71.4
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5
Percentage of long-stay residents who were physically restrained 1.8 0.0 0.0 0.8

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 77.5 77.5 77.5 77.5
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 79.9 80.4 85.0 81.5
  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