Resident Health Quality » Nella's Inc

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 11.9 11.6 8.6 9.9
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 9.5 8.6 2.9 5.6
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 7.4 3.9 2.5 3.8
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 18.8 9.2 8.8 9.8
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 8.2 15.8 7.7 9.3
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 7.0 7.8 4.0 5.7
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 0.0 1.3 1.3 1.0
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 36.2 34.5 38.6 36.9

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 * * * *
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication * * * *
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain * * * 11.4

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 12.3 9.9 8.1 9.7
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 95.4 95.4 95.4 95.4
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight 10.1 6.0 8.3 7.3
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 37.8 40.5 42.5 38.0
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 0.0 1.3 0.0 0.3
Percentage of long-stay residents who were physically restrained 1.2 0.0 0.0 0.3

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 * * * 77.8
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine * * * 100.0
  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