Resident Health Quality » The Meadows

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 14.3 29.2 35.8 27.9
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 13.6 16.7 19.4 14.4
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 10.0 11.4 15.5 12.5
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 13.4 21.5 36.2 21.1
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 24.1 17.7 24.7 19.1
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 0.0 0.0 1.7 0.7
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 8.9 3.8 4.9 5.6
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 15.0 20.3 22.5 19.0

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 * * * 63.4
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication 13.6 * * 9.0
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain * * * 11.5

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 32.4 25.8 21.7 25.5
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 95.1 95.1 95.1 95.1
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight 10.1 3.0 3.8 7.0
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 91.3 88.6 95.8 92.5
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder 39.0 41.7 39.4 39.0
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 0.0 0.0 1.6 0.8
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 40.6 40.6 40.6 40.6
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 39.4 61.9 70.8 60.7
  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