Resident Health Quality » Life Care Center of Morristown

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 22.1 32.5 27.0 26.1
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 10.4 9.3 8.3 8.5
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 0.0 2.2 1.2 1.4
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 15.6 25.6 28.6 23.0
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 20.0 23.0 14.5 15.1
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 4.1 4.2 8.8 5.4
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 0.0 1.1 2.4 0.9
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 22.7 24.2 26.2 25.1

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 66.9 70.7 68.9 66.1
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication 0.0 4.1 4.4 2.6
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 0.0 1.2 1.0 0.6

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 37.0 34.5 37.3 37.6
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 2.7 7.8 2.9 7.8
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 93.3 94.6 96.5 95.8
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder * * * 62.7
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 0.0 0.0 1.2 0.3
Percentage of long-stay residents who were physically restrained 5.6 5.4 5.8 5.6

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 98.0 98.0 98.0 98.0
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 99.1 100.0 100.0 99.5
  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