Resident Health Quality » Empres Post Acute Rehabilitation

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 25.1 10.6 35.6 21.8
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 2.9 4.8 3.5 4.0
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 1.1 1.2 2.4 1.8
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 27.0 4.8 14.1 15.5
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 3.0 1.5 1.4 1.8
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 2.5 1.5 1.2 1.3
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 1.1 0.0 0.0 0.6
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 25.7 25.7 26.8 26.0

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 * 75.2 73.7 78.4
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication 4.5 0.0 0.0 0.8
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 20.0 12.0 5.8 12.4

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 14.5 16.4 14.1 15.2
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 98.9 98.9 98.9 98.9
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight 0.0 1.4 0.0 0.3
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 95.4 97.6 98.8 97.9
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder 36.7 26.7 23.5 27.6
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 0.0 0.0 1.3 0.3
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 79.3 79.3 79.3 79.3
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 85.0 91.4 85.1 87.8
  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