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 25.5 3.9 * 15.0
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 6.1 10.7 7.4 10.8
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 25.0 17.9 11.1 17.6
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 0.0 0.0 * 0.0
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 0.0 2.1 3.1 2.0
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 8.8 0.0 0.0 2.5
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 23.5 26.7 27.6 27.1

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 52.8 53.1 55.7 55.0
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication 1.6 1.2 2.6 2.3
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 0.6 2.3 2.9 2.0

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 12.5 20.7 14.3 15.0
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 92.1 92.1 92.1 92.1
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight 9.1 3.4 3.6 7.9
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 91.2 86.7 89.7 90.7
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder * * * *
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
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 82.1 82.1 82.1 82.1
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 85.3 91.1 83.6 84.6
  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