Resident Health Quality » Violet Tschetter Memorial Home

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 35.6 5.6 25.8 22.1
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 0.0 3.6 7.1 4.6
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 2.6 5.1 2.6 3.3
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 22.2 21.1 7.9 16.8
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 0.0 3.5 0.0 0.9
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 2.0 3.1 6.2 3.7
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 2.6 2.6 5.3 2.6
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 28.1 29.4 34.4 30.5

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 * * * 77.4
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication 0.0 * * 1.3
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 30.4 17.4 20.0 25.0

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 21.6 20.5 21.1 20.5
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 97.6 97.6 97.6 97.6
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight 18.9 12.8 2.6 9.3
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 97.4 94.9 97.4 97.4
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder 66.7 57.1 * 64.9
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 71.4 71.4 71.4 71.4
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 40.0 56.7 72.4 65.8
  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