Resident Health Quality » Life Care Center of Port Townsend

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 14.4 19.0 20.1 16.8
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 7.1 0.0 9.4 8.5
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 0.0 2.8 2.1 2.3
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 2.9 12.1 6.5 7.4
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 19.2 9.5 19.0 15.6
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 4.7 2.9 4.6 4.5
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.6
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 25.6 38.9 25.5 29.1

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 77.6 70.6 68.4
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication 1.4 1.6 1.9 1.7
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 14.1 13.8 13.9 16.7

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 17.1 18.2 8.5 13.3
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 89.1 89.1 89.1 89.1
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight 7.7 3.0 2.1 4.7
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 95.3 91.7 89.6 93.2
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder 35.0 * 36.0 40.7
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 10.0 5.9 4.4 6.0
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 91.3 91.3 91.3 91.3
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 92.0 92.7 88.6 91.3
  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