Resident Health Quality » Sweetwater Healthcare 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 11.4 18.8 4.7 10.3
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 8.9 2.3 2.3 4.1
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 6.3 7.9 7.7 6.6
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 6.7 17.7 10.0 11.9
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 25.1 30.2 18.6 21.0
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 1.7 0.0 1.5 0.8
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 0.0 1.6 0.0 0.4
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 22.4 19.3 18.6 18.0

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 * * * *
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication * * * 8.3
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain * * * 19.6

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 26.2 27.4 27.0 26.6
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 1.6 1.6 1.6 2.4
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder 50.0 68.2 71.4 64.3
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 1.7 6.8 4.8 3.3
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 * * * 87.5
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 95.0 * * 98.6
  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