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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 21.5 19.2 23.4 20.1
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 1.6 6.1 3.1 3.3
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 2.0 2.0 4.0 3.1
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 24.3 25.4 40.5 28.5
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 5.6 7.5 6.3 6.2
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 4.7 3.3 1.0 2.2
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 8.8 11.0 11.2 9.3
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 15.0 15.0 17.0 14.1

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 83.8 * * 76.4
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication 2.6 12.5 3.6 5.9
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 6.4 7.5 18.6 9.3

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 28.4 27.2 37.0 32.0
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 4.2 5.5 3.4 4.0
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 93.1 93.1 91.1 92.0
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder 45.0 43.6 48.6 45.0
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 3.9 4.0 5.0 4.1
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 77.1 77.1 77.1 77.1
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 78.0 53.5 48.9 60.1
  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