Resident Health Quality » Emerald Care

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 13.6 2.0 24.5 13.8
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 8.7 11.4 9.1 10.1
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 0.0 1.5 1.6 1.1
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 24.5 7.4 16.7 16.5
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 5.0 5.2 5.0 5.0
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 1.6 0.0 5.0 3.2
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 8.8 1.5 0.0 3.8
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 8.5 8.9 7.4 7.6

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
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication 4.0 0.0 0.0 1.1
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 25.0 10.7 7.7 14.7

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 7.7 10.8 9.8 9.4
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 89.0 89.0 89.0 89.0
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight 4.7 7.9 3.3 4.8
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 88.4 88.1 85.7 85.6
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder 22.6 16.0 10.7 14.7
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 71.2 50.9 46.7 50.0
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 87.5 87.5 87.5 87.5
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 85.7 86.1 79.4 83.8
  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