Resident Health Quality » Bel Aire 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 * * 29.6 27.1
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 4.5 * * 6.3
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 9.7 7.1 3.0 6.5
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 19.2 8.0 22.6 21.6
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 3.3 3.6 3.0 4.1
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 16.7 18.5 16.1 16.1

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 64.8 70.1 72.1 68.4
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 10.9 6.5 6.3 7.5

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 25.9 24.0 25.8 24.1
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 7.7 12.0 0.0 4.7
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 100.0 100.0 93.9 96.8
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder * * * 33.3
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 14.8 0.0 3.4 5.4
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 96.7 96.7 96.7 96.7
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 96.5 98.2 97.6 98.0
  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