Resident Health Quality » Poplar Living 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 14.1 20.9 9.9 15.0
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 7.0 2.3 0.0 4.7
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 2.7 6.2 4.8 4.5
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 9.6 21.0 13.3 13.8
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 18.4 12.3 8.7 11.2
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 2.0 2.0 2.0 1.5
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 0.0 1.5 0.0 0.4
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 11.6 9.7 11.7 12.2

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 * * * 75.3
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 * * 5.0 10.0

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 16.4 19.0 18.0 17.6
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 4.1 3.2 6.6 4.6
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 100.0 100.0 96.8 96.3
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder 38.1 35.3 46.9 42.6
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 1.4 1.6 0.0 0.8
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 * * * 87.5
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine * 64.0 39.3 52.0
  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