Resident Health Quality » Focused Care of Center

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 31.5 18.2 34.5 26.6
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers * 13.0 3.8 12.6
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 4.5 4.3 2.1 2.6
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 19.0 18.2 31.1 21.3
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 5.9 2.6 6.5 4.9
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 2.8 1.2 5.1 3.3
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 5.1 4.8 2.3 4.7

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 * * * 67.9
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication * * 3.8 2.5
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 12.1 8.7 11.1 10.6

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 14.0 17.8 10.9 15.4
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 11.6 6.7 4.3 8.3
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder 34.8 46.4 50.0 45.8
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 2.4 2.2 0.0 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 97.4 97.4 97.4 97.4
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 95.0 100.0 100.0 98.7
  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