Resident Health Quality » Provo Rehabilitation and Nursing

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 17.9 15.7 18.4 17.5
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 7.8 4.9 11.8 8.8
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 1.4 1.1 2.1 2.3
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 19.0 16.3 8.3 15.1
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 9.2 13.6 8.3 11.0
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 1.4 2.5 2.4 2.2
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 2.8 5.7 4.2 4.5
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 16.1 12.1 15.5 13.5

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 54.8 61.0 58.0 59.9
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication 0.0 1.3 1.4 0.7
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 14.6 25.3 25.0 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 21.4 26.2 23.1 23.4
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 92.0 92.0 92.0 92.0
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight 0.0 7.1 4.4 3.9
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 94.4 88.5 75.0 71.9
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder 73.1 60.6 50.0 60.7
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 0.0 * * 3.4
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 81.5 81.5 81.5 81.5
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 90.1 84.1 85.4 83.0
  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