Resident Health Quality » The Chesapeake

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 19.0 * 31.9 26.1
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 2.8 9.1 6.3 7.4
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 0.0 2.7 8.8 4.6
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 27.0 33.3 15.4 22.0
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 2.8 0.0 0.0 1.2
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 2.4 2.7 0.0 1.3
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 4.9 5.4 5.9 6.0

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 71.9 72.0 80.8 78.5
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication 5.0 4.3 4.0 3.3
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 3.8 3.6 3.8 4.2

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 5.1 6.1 3.3 5.2
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 0.0 3.0 3.3 5.1
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 100.0 100.0 94.1 96.7
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder * * * 57.4
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 7.9 0.0 0.0 2.1
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 89.3 89.3 89.3 89.3
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 100.0 100.0 98.2 98.3
  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