Resident Health Quality » Cortland Acres Nursing Home

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 15.4 11.1 10.6 13.6
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 7.7 8.3 14.6 10.6
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 10.8 6.6 6.3 7.5
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 24.0 13.0 22.9 19.2
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 1.7 2.2 13.8 6.8
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 1.0 2.4 0.0 0.8
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 3.6 3.9 3.8 3.4
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 21.3 21.9 21.1 20.6

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 * 69.7 61.3 66.1
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 4.2 2.9 4.3 5.6

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 23.8 24.3 25.3 24.5
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 98.9 98.9 98.9 98.9
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight 5.1 5.5 1.3 3.3
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 98.8 100.0 100.0 99.1
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder 47.2 40.0 47.1 43.1
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 3.8 4.0 1.3 2.9
Percentage of long-stay residents who were physically restrained 1.2 1.3 1.3 1.2

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 89.2 89.2 89.2 89.2
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 80.6 94.3 88.9 90.5
  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