Resident Health Quality » Pittsburg Skilled Nursing 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 * * * 12.6
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 0.0 3.3 7.4 3.6
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 0.0 2.4 2.8 1.9
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 8.3 9.5 23.8 14.0
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 4.1 13.6 0.0 3.9
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 6.6 3.2 0.0 3.5
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 0.0 2.5 0.0 0.7
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 32.4 37.5 38.2 37.7

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 * * * 38.9
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication * * * 2.6
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain * * * 20.3

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 29.4 23.3 23.1 25.2
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 95.7 95.7 95.7 95.7
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 100.0 97.6 94.4 94.4
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder * * * 29.4
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 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 67.9 67.9 67.9 67.9
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 81.3 74.1 62.1 65.0
  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