Resident Health Quality » Newport Health and Rehabilitation 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 32.4 8.7 21.3 20.1
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 28.3 25.5 17.6 22.4
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 3.0 5.0 3.1 2.8
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 25.0 15.2 18.4 17.6
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 14.4 11.0 7.6 10.0
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 1.1 0.0 0.0 0.3
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 4.7 5.0 3.2 3.2
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 11.9 7.5 11.9 10.5

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 80.6 71.7 79.1 74.7
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication 2.4 1.4 1.5 1.3
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain * 5.9 12.5 6.6

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 29.0 25.9 24.6 27.4
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 97.3 97.3 97.3 97.3
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight 13.3 11.1 12.5 11.6
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 77.3 81.7 68.8 75.4
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder * * * 60.6
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 5.0 0.0 1.8 2.2
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 43.9 43.9 43.9 43.9
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 31.8 22.8 18.3 30.5
  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