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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 37.0 13.7 15.3 20.6
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 6.0 8.0 6.3 6.1
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 23.1 11.5 11.3 15.0
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 16.2 6.4 11.5 10.3
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 4.9 4.0 1.8 2.7
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 1.4 1.4 0.0 0.7
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 37.5 23.0 16.7 24.4

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 * * * *
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication * * * 2.7
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain * * * 9.4

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 37.1 26.6 39.7 35.2
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 96.3 96.3 96.3 96.3
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight 11.8 11.5 6.3 9.3
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 78.9 81.9 81.8 80.4
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder 60.7 64.0 52.0 58.0
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 1.5 9.8 1.6 3.9
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 72.7 72.7 72.7 72.7
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 58.3 50.0 23.8 50.6
  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