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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 15.6 30.8 17.7 18.9
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 9.0 12.7 10.0 11.2
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 1.3 1.2 1.4 1.0
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 18.8 29.0 8.1 20.1
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 2.3 2.6 11.0 6.6
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 1.9 5.5 5.9 4.3
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 2.5 3.7 1.4 1.9
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 10.3 12.9 12.1 11.1

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 * * * 73.7
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication * 0.0 0.0 0.0
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain * 8.3 0.0 6.3

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 10.0 13.9 16.2 13.3
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 83.3 83.3 83.3 83.3
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 56.3 86.6 85.1 80.3
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder 70.7 51.3 42.3 56.7
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 0.0 0.0 1.4 0.3
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 50.0 50.0 50.0 50.0
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 82.1 61.1 52.3 59.6
  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