Resident Health Quality » Meridian Care of Alice

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 32.2 32.4 22.1 26.7
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 5.9 1.4 2.8 3.2
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 3.3 3.3 4.7 3.4
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 25.7 22.6 16.7 20.6
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 3.2 1.5 1.6 2.3
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 3.3 0.9 1.6 2.3
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 0.8 0.0 2.4 1.4
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 14.7 14.0 10.0 11.7

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 67.0 54.3 * 64.5
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication 8.3 6.0 2.0 4.7
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 2.9 4.0 4.3 4.0

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 38.5 39.6 35.0 36.4
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 93.8 93.8 93.8 93.8
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight 0.9 9.0 5.2 4.2
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 99.2 100.0 100.0 99.0
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder 62.2 63.2 66.7 66.4
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 17.8 14.7 16.8 15.7
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 92.2 92.2 92.2 92.2
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 98.8 98.5 92.5 92.8
  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