Resident Health Quality » Palo Pinto Nursing Center

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 21.9 16.8 18.8
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 14.3 2.8 2.3 7.4
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 5.9 7.7 7.0 5.5
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 14.0 19.0 12.7 14.6
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 20.5 13.1 10.1 13.9
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 0.0 0.0 4.5 1.6
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 0.0 1.5 0.0 1.1
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 8.1 8.5 9.2 9.3

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 * * * 65.0
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication 2.6 2.2 3.1 1.9
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 9.8 13.7 20.0 14.9

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 18.6 23.0 18.5 19.7
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 92.2 92.2 92.2 92.2
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight 3.3 4.9 3.1 3.6
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 98.5 100.0 100.0 99.6
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder 32.4 32.5 41.9 38.2
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.8
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 66.7 66.7 66.7 66.7
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 71.7 84.2 83.1 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