Resident Health Quality » Life Care Center of Richland

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 * 8.7 8.3 6.7
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 13.6 16.7 12.0 11.5
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 0.0 11.1 3.6 3.7
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 15.4 3.8 7.4 7.7
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain * * 16.1 9.7
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 0.0 0.0 3.6 1.9
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 3.7 7.4 7.1 6.5

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 68.0 78.5 79.2 74.5
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication 0.9 1.0 0.0 0.6
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 7.0 11.0 11.1 12.5

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 3.8 7.7 3.7 5.8
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 73.5 73.5 73.5 73.5
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight 0.0 4.0 0.0 1.0
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 * * * 61.0
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 0.0 4.3 0.0 1.0
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 83.8 83.8 83.8 83.8
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 90.2 90.0 87.2 87.4
  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