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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 32.4 18.7 31.5 24.9
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 11.1 11.9 8.7 8.7
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 5.4 3.8 5.6 5.5
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 14.3 11.9 18.6 19.3
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 0.0 1.7 0.0 0.4
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 7.3 2.0 11.5 8.1
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 5.1 8.3 5.3 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 62.6 82.6 77.7 71.9
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 0.0 0.0 3.1 2.2

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 37.0 39.2 38.5 38.4
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 96.9 96.9 96.9 96.9
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight 13.2 6.1 4.0 10.3
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 94.6 90.6 90.7 93.1
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder * * * 44.4
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 5.7 2.1 3.9 3.9
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 94.0 94.0 94.0 94.0
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 90.5 88.2 86.0 85.8
  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