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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 12.9 28.3 29.7 23.7
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 12.2 20.7 15.5 15.1
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 3.5 2.1 1.1 2.0
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 8.5 12.9 30.8 20.3
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 6.8 2.9 8.2 6.7
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 7.2 12.7 10.8 10.2
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 3.5 3.2 2.2 3.4
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 7.8 9.3 4.9 7.3

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 * * * 41.2
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication 0.0 2.7 2.8 1.9
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 13.6 10.5 8.8 11.5

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 35.7 32.2 39.6 37.4
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 94.0 94.0 94.0 94.0
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight 3.6 6.7 5.6 4.9
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 100.0 98.9 98.9 98.6
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder 59.1 63.0 68.2 65.1
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Percentage of long-stay residents who were physically restrained 0.0 1.1 1.1 0.6

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 64.7 64.7 64.7 64.7
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 67.0 68.4 63.4 63.6
  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