Resident Health Quality » Dickson Health and Rehab

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 36.2 25.0 20.0 29.1
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 5.3 5.0 7.9 6.6
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 2.1 4.2 2.2 2.2
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 27.5 22.5 24.3 23.2
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 3.3 3.2 0.0 1.6
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 0.0 2.1 0.0 0.6
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 10.6 10.4 15.6 14.3
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 18.6 20.9 15.0 18.2

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 68.7 77.1 76.5 72.3
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication 3.1 0.0 2.1 1.9
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 17.9 17.9 11.3 15.2

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 38.6 39.5 45.0 41.3
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 84.3 84.3 84.3 84.3
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight 9.3 2.3 15.0 8.5
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 35.4 33.3 31.1 42.2
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder * * * 27.3
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 19.5 13.3 44.4 34.1
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 18.0 18.0 18.0 18.0
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 48.9 29.2 24.3 31.7
  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