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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 28.0 13.5 15.6 17.6
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 8.6 10.2 10.3 9.5
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 1.2 1.3 1.3 1.6
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 20.3 7.4 13.4 13.7
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 16.7 14.1 10.3 12.3
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 8.4 3.9 3.1 4.5
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 3.1 3.1 1.3 2.0
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 16.8 11.0 10.0 12.1

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 * * * 63.3
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 3.3 10.8 22.2 9.8

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 15.5 13.0 13.2 14.4
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 97.8 97.8 97.8 97.8
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight 6.4 3.9 2.0 3.9
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 54.9 86.8 100.0 84.9
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder 56.5 56.5 41.3 51.2
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 10.6 3.6 9.4 7.5
Percentage of long-stay residents who were physically restrained 0.6 0.0 0.0 0.2

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 69.8 69.8 69.8 69.8
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 62.5 68.3 74.5 74.1
  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