Resident Health Quality » Wharton Nursing 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 * 7.7 34.8 26.2
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 9.1 15.4 12.0 10.3
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 28.6 11.5 18.5 14.4
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 0.0 0.0 4.8 1.3
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 0.0 5.3 8.4 4.8
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 23.1 21.9 25.8 21.7

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 75.3 85.5 92.2 84.1
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication 0.8 1.0 1.0 0.9
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 9.4 9.6 9.9 9.1

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 28.0 34.5 30.0 29.6
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight 0.0 3.7 6.7 4.4
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 85.2 100.0 84.4 87.9
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder * * * 25.8
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
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 95.7 95.7 95.7 95.7
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 90.7 96.2 69.9 82.8
  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