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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 24.3 17.0 22.7 19.9
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 11.1 5.9 10.8 8.7
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 5.2 1.8 9.1 6.4
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 27.7 25.0 17.4 21.9
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 0.0 0.0 4.9 2.4
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 3.7 3.7 4.7 3.6
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 5.4 9.1 11.1 8.8
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 21.1 20.4 20.4 19.9

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 * * * 70.3
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication 3.7 4.3 0.0 2.1
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 0.0 0.0 16.1 12.1

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 10.0 8.5 8.0 9.1
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 8.0 8.5 12.2 7.7
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 98.3 96.4 89.1 94.1
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder 58.6 62.1 82.8 69.0
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
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 88.9 88.9 88.9 88.9
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 94.9 92.7 84.8 87.9
  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