Resident Health Quality » A Grace Sub Acute & Skilled Care

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 10.1 4.9 10.9 9.0
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 9.6 3.8 5.7 5.7
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 18.5 11.8 11.3 13.4
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 1.4 1.4 1.3 1.7
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 7.9 8.0 7.1 6.8
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 0.0 0.8 0.0 0.2
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 8.0 6.4 4.4 5.9

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 * * * 58.9
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication 3.6 5.0 11.8 7.7
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain * 3.3 5.0 4.9

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 11.7 8.3 8.2 8.6
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 85.1 85.1 85.1 85.1
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight 8.5 4.2 5.0 5.2
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 99.2 100.0 100.0 99.2
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder 14.3 * 30.0 22.8
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 3.2 0.8 3.2 2.6

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 81.0 81.0 81.0 81.0
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 76.6 81.8 78.8 79.7
  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