Resident Health Quality » Lynchburg Nursing 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 29.0 17.1 25.8 27.3
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 11.8 11.4 5.9 7.9
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 6.7 4.3 4.2 5.4
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 7.3 15.9 14.6 14.8
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 7.2 0.0 0.0 2.5
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 2.0 2.1 2.1 1.6
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 4.5 0.0 2.1 2.2
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 31.8 30.4 29.8 29.7

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 55.5 63.0 66.5 65.1
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication 3.9 4.1 4.5 3.6
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 8.2 0.0 1.6 3.3

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 36.6 31.8 24.4 32.3
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 97.9 97.9 97.9 97.9
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight 2.4 11.9 2.5 5.6
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 95.6 95.7 97.9 97.3
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder * * 45.5 53.4
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 2.4 0.0 2.2 1.1
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 85.3 85.3 85.3 85.3
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 81.4 89.2 92.6 89.7
  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