Resident Health Quality » Quality Care of Waco

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 25.5 18.4 14.0 17.1
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 13.7 5.5 9.7 8.7
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 0.0 3.0 1.9 1.7
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 14.1 19.8 10.0 13.8
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 3.4 3.9 3.8 4.0
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 0.0 0.0 2.0 1.0
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 2.0 1.0 1.9 1.7
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 20.7 20.2 15.4 18.3

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 * * * 51.7
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication 2.9 0.0 2.7 2.3
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 9.4 11.1 11.5 13.2

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 33.7 31.5 31.2 31.1
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 98.2 98.2 98.2 98.2
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight 5.6 5.6 7.6 5.5
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 96.9 100.0 95.2 95.8
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder 60.5 58.7 51.2 56.4
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 4.2 3.4 4.0 3.9
Percentage of long-stay residents who were physically restrained 1.0 0.0 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 74.4 74.4 74.4 74.4
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 89.1 68.5 42.3 57.9
  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