Resident Health Quality » Tulare Nursing & Rehabilitation 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 18.6 12.6 19.9 20.7
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 0.0 0.0 6.7 2.9
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 5.7 3.4 1.6 3.0
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 6.0 5.6 20.0 13.6
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 0.0 0.0 3.8 2.1
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.4
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 0.0 0.0 3.2 1.3
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 7.7 7.1 8.3 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 78.3 77.9 82.7 79.4
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication 0.9 1.0 0.0 0.5
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 18.9 12.5 16.4 15.1

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 19.6 16.4 16.1 17.1
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 10.0 10.9 3.6 7.9
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 100.0 100.0 93.5 98.3
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder * * 81.0 74.4
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 99.3 99.3 99.3 99.3
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 99.3 97.8 96.7 98.0
  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