Resident Health Quality » Colorado State Veterans Home at Fitzsimons

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 28.3 22.5 22.9 24.4
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 7.1 7.6 6.1 7.2
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 5.6 5.4 8.6 6.6
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 23.2 21.2 22.1 20.9
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 20.2 19.2 20.1 20.5
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 3.7 3.0 4.8 3.8
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 2.5 2.0 4.0 2.8
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 12.9 9.9 10.3 10.3

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 59.2 64.3
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication 3.2 0.0 2.4 1.3
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 33.3 40.8 25.5 37.3

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 4.2 4.5 4.9 4.5
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 98.2 98.2 98.2 98.2
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight 6.9 6.0 2.9 4.6
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 67.5 63.1 64.9 65.2
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder 47.6 43.8 37.3 43.4
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 3.5 5.2 2.8 3.6
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 66.7 66.7 66.7 66.7
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 78.2 75.4 67.6 74.0
  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