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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 8.4 18.8 4.7 10.3
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 9.1 13.3 9.9 9.6
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 0.0 0.0 1.2 0.6
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 12.8 4.4 8.9 8.7
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 11.0 8.1 2.4 7.4
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 3.0 2.4 0.0 1.7
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 1.3 2.3 2.4 1.5
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 10.8 4.3 7.5 7.9

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 57.0 71.8 71.2 68.0
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication 1.5 0.9 1.8 1.5
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 10.2 10.5 12.5 9.5

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 17.3 20.0 14.6 16.4
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 97.9 97.9 97.9 97.9
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight 2.6 2.4 2.5 2.2
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 100.0 98.9 98.8 99.4
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder 40.9 52.4 * 43.4
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 1.2 1.1 0.0 0.6

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 91.2 91.2 91.2 91.2
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 90.3 88.9 86.7 88.8
  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