Resident Health Quality » Focused Care of Gilmer

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 33.5 11.7 18.6 19.1
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 13.3 16.0 17.9 14.9
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 4.2 4.3 2.1 2.6
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 20.5 25.0 23.7 25.5
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 7.3 3.2 0.0 2.7
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 2.2 4.2 0.0 1.6
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 8.3 0.0 2.1 3.1
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 17.0 18.2 18.8 17.4

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 * 57.5 50.3 57.8
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication 0.0 2.2 0.0 0.6
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 4.9 1.8 0.0 1.5

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 30.4 43.9 36.6 35.4
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 94.4 94.4 94.4 94.4
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight 2.2 2.4 0.0 1.1
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 97.9 100.0 97.9 99.0
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder * * * 47.3
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 4.3 4.5 2.2 2.7
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 51.7 51.7 51.7 51.7
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 66.7 73.1 96.6 83.9
  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