Resident Health Quality » Garden Terrace Alzheimer's Center of Excellence

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 * * * 13.4
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 16.7 11.5 21.9 17.9
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 3.6 6.7 8.1 6.3
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased * * 17.4 10.3
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain * * * 0.0
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 8.1 0.0 0.0 1.9
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.8
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 25.9 20.7 5.6 14.6

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 66.9 63.6 59.4 61.4
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication 1.9 1.6 1.4 1.6
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 4.1 1.5 1.9 2.6

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication * * 26.1 24.1
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 96.8 96.8 96.8 96.8
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight * * 0.0 2.6
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 * * * 73.5
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 7.4 7.4 2.9 6.9
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 89.1 89.1 89.1 89.1
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 91.7 92.0 94.6 93.8
  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