Resident Health Quality » Life Care Center of Tullahoma

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 28.6 26.3 24.3 24.3
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 5.7 4.1 2.7 3.8
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 3.7 2.4 1.2 2.8
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 8.7 11.1 20.8 13.7
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 7.1 3.4 3.3 4.3
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 1.3 4.8 3.7 2.8
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 20.0 18.7 18.1 18.9

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 65.8 68.0 67.1 66.3
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication 2.2 3.2 3.8 2.7
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 14.3 16.0 14.0 14.2

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 40.5 38.8 41.6 40.9
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 96.5 96.5 96.5 96.5
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight 2.7 5.1 1.3 3.3
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 98.8 98.8 97.6 98.5
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder * 70.0 * 62.9
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 1.2 0.6

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 91.6 91.6 91.6 91.6
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 97.3 96.0 96.5 96.6
  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