Resident Health Quality » Lancaster Long Term Care Partners Inc

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 32.5 21.7 35.9 30.3
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 3.8 9.8 13.3 7.0
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 1.4 1.6 2.0 2.2
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 20.0 8.9 15.6 19.4
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 7.8 6.1 0.0 3.8
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 1.7 3.4 3.7 2.9
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 5.8 3.3 6.1 4.3
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 11.8 9.8 11.4 10.5

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 63.1 * * 59.1
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication 0.0 0.0 * 2.1
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 5.2 4.3 0.0 3.1

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 23.9 21.3 29.8 24.9
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight 1.5 6.8 12.8 5.9
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 100.0 90.5 98.0 96.6
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder 50.0 60.6 57.6 56.3
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 6.3 10.5 2.1 5.6
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 95.2 95.2 95.2 95.2
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 87.5 83.6 97.4 89.9
  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