Resident Health Quality » Will-O-Bell

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 29.2 16.6 17.4 19.0
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 2.1 6.7 8.0 5.8
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 2.9 2.8 2.7 2.8
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 15.5 14.1 14.7 14.5
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 2.4 0.0 10.3 4.6
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 1.6 6.3 3.6 3.7
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 1.5 1.4 8.0 3.5
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 12.1 13.0 13.7 12.5

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 * * * 29.3
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication * * * 3.8
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 14.3 12.0 * 11.3

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 25.8 30.8 22.2 25.9
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 1.6 6.3 8.3 6.0
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 97.1 95.8 86.7 91.7
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder 56.3 44.8 54.5 52.8
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 0.0 0.0 2.9 1.1
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 56.5 56.5 56.5 56.5
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 70.4 39.4 * 49.0
  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