Resident Health Quality » Senior Care of Hewitt

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 30.3 27.4 16.5 27.7
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 8.5 5.5 7.3 8.4
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 2.7 2.5 3.7 3.1
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 30.8 32.9 11.0 24.5
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 3.7 8.2 8.3 7.0
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 7.3 9.2 4.2 5.7
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 4.0 5.2 0.0 2.5
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 8.1 6.3 5.0 6.3

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 62.4 68.6 67.5 65.8
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication 2.9 3.2 2.5 3.1
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 8.8 5.6 7.8 9.5

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 30.9 21.9 21.3 25.3
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 98.8 98.8 98.8 98.8
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight 5.6 2.8 8.0 6.2
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 100.0 100.0 96.3 98.1
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder 36.4 54.1 30.8 37.9
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 0.0 0.0 2.5 2.3
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 93.3 93.3 93.3 93.3
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 99.3 95.6 93.6 92.9

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