Resident Health Quality » Galax Health and Rehab

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 24.6 20.3 33.1 23.3
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 6.9 10.4 15.7 14.1
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 8.2 8.8 6.6 7.8
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 26.4 16.7 19.7 20.3
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 7.6 14.7 3.7 8.9
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 1.1 2.7 1.5 1.9
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 2.2 6.7 6.6 5.4
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 18.3 24.1 25.6 23.9

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 62.5 82.5 * 79.1
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 12.5 11.1 8.6 12.0

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 28.3 27.4 30.6 30.4
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 99.1 99.1 99.1 99.1
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight 15.9 8.5 3.5 7.4
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 95.9 94.5 93.4 93.0
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder 15.6 16.2 13.5 16.3
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 14.3 10.7 8.1 11.1
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 68.3 68.3 68.3 68.3
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 73.4 71.2 63.4 67.0
  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