Resident Health Quality » The Springs

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 23.6 10.3 32.0 21.9
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 14.8 15.4 0.0 8.7
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 3.1 3.2 3.2 3.1
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 25.9 24.1 25.9 26.5
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 11.7 19.3 19.9 14.4
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 5.0 2.6 0.0 1.9
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 3.2 6.5 6.5 8.7
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 16.1 20.0 17.9 19.2

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 * * * 65.2
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication * * * 0.0
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain * * * 26.8

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 41.4 34.5 37.9 38.3
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 97.1 97.1 97.1 97.1
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight 14.3 17.2 13.8 17.6
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 100.0 96.8 100.0 99.2
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder * * * 69.8
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 0.0 12.0 7.1 5.4
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 * * * 68.4
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 80.0 * 54.5 59.0
  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