Resident Health Quality » Senator Ben Atchley State Veterans' 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 20.9 19.4 21.7 21.2
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 5.3 8.1 6.2 5.7
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 3.3 0.8 2.5 3.1
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 12.9 17.0 9.6 13.3
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 0.9 1.0 3.1 2.0
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 0.0 1.6 2.5 1.5
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 20.3 23.1 24.6 23.6

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 * * * 80.2
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication 7.9 2.4 4.0 5.1
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 11.4 8.9 6.0 7.9

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 35.9 33.3 33.6 33.8
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 99.2 99.2 99.2 99.2
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight 11.5 10.9 9.8 10.2
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 99.2 100.0 100.0 99.8
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder 51.0 56.6 51.0 54.4
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 6.0 2.6 1.8 3.4
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 90.0 90.0 90.0 90.0
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 92.1 90.8 89.2 90.2
  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