Resident Health Quality » The Palms Nursing & 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 11.4 19.4 15.4 13.8
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 9.8 9.2 13.2 12.0
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 13.3 23.3 14.1 15.0
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 1.8 7.6 8.6 7.7
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 0.0 0.7 1.5 1.8
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 3.3 1.7 0.9 1.9
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 8.3 8.7 9.6 9.5

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 * * * 32.1
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication 4.3 6.3 10.0 8.1
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 16.1 19.4 12.9 17.8

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 32.7 34.7 35.0 33.6
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 98.5 98.5 98.5 98.5
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight 5.0 2.1 6.1 4.5
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 100.0 100.0 100.0 99.8
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder 25.0 22.7 25.0 22.5
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.7
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 91.9 91.9 91.9 91.9
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 92.3 93.2 89.6 91.3
  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