Resident Health Quality » Brush Country Nursing and Rehabilitation

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 20.8 42.9 11.4 26.5
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 3.1 8.1 6.5 4.5
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 6.9 5.1 5.0 5.0
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 33.3 31.0 12.1 25.6
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 0.0 3.6 1.6 1.2
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 5.9 4.0 0.0 2.7
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 1.2 1.3 0.0 0.6
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 24.4 25.7 11.7 19.3

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 * 77.9 * 71.8
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication 22.2 25.0 10.0 14.7
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 5.9 0.0 3.6 3.1

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 48.5 40.0 22.6 34.4
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 89.2 89.2 89.2 89.2
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight 6.2 10.5 1.6 4.6
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 100.0 100.0 93.8 98.1
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder 70.3 70.6 86.5 76.6
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 15.3 11.5 2.6 8.0
Percentage of long-stay residents who were physically restrained 0.0 1.3 6.3 2.8

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 43.5 43.5 43.5 43.5
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 97.7 100.0 100.0 99.4
  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