Resident Health Quality » Nhc Healthcare, Columbia

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 44.2 36.4 20.5 32.4
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 10.1 8.7 7.0 8.3
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 2.4 2.4 1.3 1.5
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 28.3 14.3 22.0 22.9
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 9.6 17.1 2.9 7.3
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 3.3 1.4 0.0 1.5
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 1.2 0.0 0.0 1.2
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 15.9 15.7 13.5 14.6

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 * * 47.0 56.8
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication 2.9 7.1 1.6 2.7
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 15.2 26.9 14.9 19.0

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 27.4 31.7 33.3 30.3
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight 0.0 3.3 11.1 5.4
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 100.0 98.8 97.4 97.8
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder 26.9 25.8 26.9 23.7
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 2.5 0.0 4.0 2.0
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 84.1 84.1 84.1 84.1
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 91.2 76.1 79.6 83.3
  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