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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 23.3 11.4 14.6 15.1
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 12.5 5.9 5.9 8.2
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 2.0 3.6 3.6 3.7
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 20.4 9.8 10.0 12.0
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 6.9 2.6 0.0 3.5
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 2.4 4.1 6.6 3.8
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 0.0 1.9 1.9 0.9
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 6.0 7.4 7.3 7.0

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 78.4 78.5 * 75.0
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication 0.0 2.6 3.3 2.3
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 12.5 11.1 11.1 11.2

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 3.9 5.7 5.7 5.2
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 5.9 7.7 15.7 10.6
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 98.0 100.0 98.2 98.6
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder 33.3 33.3 30.4 32.7
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 19.6 15.1 18.2 17.6
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 94.9 94.9 94.9 94.9
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 94.7 92.5 93.0 93.3
  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