Resident Health Quality » The Carrington

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 11.3 19.2 35.6 20.3
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 9.8 7.3 12.1 10.8
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 4.8 1.7 4.1 3.1
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 20.0 10.4 28.2 18.0
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 10.1 2.2 3.5 5.4
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 3.6 2.1 2.7 2.6
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 19.4 8.6 12.5 12.3
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 25.0 29.8 34.0 30.0

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 * * * 85.7
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication * * * 0.0
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 19.0 * * 5.6

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 24.6 25.5 29.3 25.8
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 92.5 92.5 92.5 92.5
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight 24.6 14.6 20.0 18.9
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder * 71.4 * 66.2
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 8.0 3.6 6.7 8.0
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 69.2 69.2 69.2 69.2
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 79.3 88.5 91.7 88.4
  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