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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 17.9 12.6 16.8 16.7
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 17.0 10.3 10.5 10.2
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 4.9 3.4 3.4 3.4
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 17.4 12.8 7.3 12.3
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 4.1 8.7 12.4 7.7
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 1.8 1.1 1.2 1.8
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 1.6 1.7 0.0 1.3
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 6.9 5.5 5.5 5.5

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 * * * 59.8
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication 4.2 0.0 3.7 2.9
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 12.9 15.8 5.6 10.8

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 25.5 33.3 34.1 30.4
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 34.0 7.1 6.8 13.5
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 72.1 81.4 93.2 84.5
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder 64.3 58.1 51.4 52.1
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 11.3 9.1 10.3 8.9
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 54.5 54.5 54.5 54.5
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 37.8 56.0 63.4 54.1
  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