Resident Health Quality » Miletree Center

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 38.2 30.7 29.1 31.2
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 6.7 11.4 4.3 7.4
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 3.6 5.3 3.6 4.1
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 30.4 37.5 23.9 31.9
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 2.6 15.7 16.7 10.2
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 0.0 1.9 1.9 0.9
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 7.1 3.6 1.8 3.2
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 6.4 6.5 10.9 9.3

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 * * * 71.0
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication 0.0 * * 1.2
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 17.4 * 16.7 14.5

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 24.5 26.9 31.4 27.2
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight 9.4 3.9 11.8 7.4
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 100.0 100.0 96.4 97.7
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder * 45.0 * 46.4
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 28.9 18.0 23.4 23.9
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 77.8 77.8 77.8 77.8
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 70.0 65.4 38.2 55.0
  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