Resident Health Quality » Senior Care of Wurzbach

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 25.7 18.2 15.8 18.1
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 5.7 7.0 1.3 5.4
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 3.3 3.4 4.4 3.7
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 25.6 19.5 53.8 28.7
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 3.4 4.0 2.2 4.3
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 6.0 3.6 3.0 4.0
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 0.0 1.7 0.9 1.3
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 22.8 16.3 3.9 12.7

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 * * * 46.6
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication * 4.3 3.8 2.0
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 12.0 17.2 39.3 27.5

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 30.4 33.3 26.7 31.7
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 1.1 0.0 0.0 0.3
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 100.0 99.1 88.5 95.7
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder 48.1 31.0 * 42.3
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 3.3 0.9 3.6 2.2
Percentage of long-stay residents who were physically restrained 0.0 0.9 0.0 0.2

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 87.8 87.8 87.8 87.8
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 86.0 77.6 44.9 62.6
  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