Resident Health Quality » Towers Nursing Home

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 20.1 23.0 27.9 22.3
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 2.6 5.0 0.0 2.0
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 5.0 5.2 6.4 6.1
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 19.4 23.2 33.8 23.8
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 1.5 1.6 0.0 0.7
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 0.0 0.0 1.7 0.4
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 1.3 1.3 6.4 2.9
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 20.8 20.3 18.4 19.2

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 * * * 52.2
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication 3.4 3.6 8.3 4.6
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 7.4 6.9 0.0 3.4

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 22.1 21.4 20.0 19.1
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 0.0 4.3 0.0 1.1
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 100.0 97.4 100.0 99.4
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder 49.0 55.3 41.5 45.7
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 2.5 1.3 1.4 2.0
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 80.6 80.6 80.6 80.6
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 75.7 83.8 93.9 87.5
  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