Resident Health Quality » Vermont Veterans' 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 19.1 21.1 15.7 17.4
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 6.3 3.6 3.8 5.2
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 4.3 1.7 2.6 2.8
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 7.9 16.5 11.2 13.8
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 8.8 5.0 9.8 8.5
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 3.8 1.3 4.0 3.2
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 1.7 1.8 0.0 1.3
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 19.6 21.6 24.8 23.2

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 * * * 88.7
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication * * 0.0 2.8
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 18.5 9.1 20.0 20.0

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 9.4 8.6 7.3 8.0
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 99.2 99.2 99.2 99.2
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight 2.6 1.8 3.7 3.1
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 98.3 99.1 100.0 99.3
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder 52.4 39.3 34.8 41.3
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 0.9 2.7 0.9 1.6
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 93.8 93.8 93.8 93.8
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 91.7 96.9 100.0 97.1
  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