Resident Health Quality » Newport Health Care 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 21.4 36.7 18.4 25.6
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers * * * 1.6
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 6.1 2.7 0.0 2.1
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 12.5 12.5 29.4 20.9
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 29.8 12.8 12.1 17.5
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 8.7 10.6 7.2 8.1
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 20.0 17.6 14.7 15.9

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 * * * 75.9
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication 0.0 0.0 4.8 2.2
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 23.1 10.7 28.0 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 42.4 40.0 29.7 35.7
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 97.1 97.1 97.1 97.1
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight 3.0 11.4 8.1 6.3
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 100.0 100.0 91.9 93.8
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder * * * 49.3
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 36.4 51.4 30.6 35.7
Percentage of long-stay residents who were physically restrained 12.1 5.4 2.7 5.5

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 68.8 68.8 68.8 68.8
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 54.3 67.6 52.9 52.1
  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