Resident Health Quality » Etowah Health Care Center

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 12.8 19.1 20.0 18.6
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 4.4 4.7 4.5 4.2
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 2.3 2.4 4.7 3.3
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 15.4 17.5 18.2 19.1
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 4.9 11.1 5.6 6.9
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 3.8 3.5 2.5 3.1
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 2.3 3.6 3.5 3.6
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 23.8 21.1 21.8 21.1

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 * 62.7 * 64.7
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication 4.5 0.0 3.7 3.0
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 3.4 10.0 8.1 7.1

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 43.0 36.5 34.7 36.8
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 84.9 84.9 84.9 84.9
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight 13.8 11.0 9.3 9.9
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 89.7 88.1 84.7 85.8
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder 60.7 63.3 50.0 58.8
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 7.1 8.9 6.4 5.7
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 77.8 77.8 77.8 77.8
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 82.1 83.3 90.9 87.0
  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