Resident Health Quality » Algoma Medical 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 27.2 * 38.5 29.8
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 0.0 4.0 0.0 0.9
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.8
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 27.3 38.1 16.7 23.1
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain * * 22.2 27.8
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 0.0 0.0 2.3 1.5
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 0.0 0.0 3.0 1.6
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 20.7 20.7 12.9 17.5

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 * * * 76.6
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication * * * 0.0
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain * 20.0 * 17.8

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 18.5 12.0 14.3 13.9
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 97.0 97.0 97.0 97.0
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight 7.1 12.0 7.1 8.3
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 * * * 57.5
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 0.0 19.2 11.1 9.3
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 95.2 95.2 95.2 95.2
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 90.5 95.7 86.4 88.0
  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