Resident Health Quality » The Virginian

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 14.0 10.7 9.4 13.3
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 10.4 10.2 14.0 12.2
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 4.0 3.8 3.8 3.4
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 9.1 2.4 7.0 5.3
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 6.4 5.3 0.0 3.7
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 2.6 2.3 1.5 1.6
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 2.0 0.0 15.4 7.3
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 14.3 15.1 11.5 13.1

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 59.7 62.2 60.1 59.9
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication 1.8 3.4 2.2 2.5
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 8.9 6.2 7.6 8.4

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 13.6 7.0 9.3 9.9
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 2.4 5.1 4.9 4.3
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 92.0 92.5 92.5 91.3
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder * 90.5 * 91.5
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 0.0 0.0 2.0 0.5
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 92.9 92.9 92.9 92.9
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 96.0 96.0 94.4 93.9
  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