Resident Health Quality » Cross Care 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 7.2 10.4 1.7 8.0
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 11.1 8.9 8.6 7.5
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 8.1 5.0 3.5 5.0
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 8.1 19.1 14.3 16.1
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 0.0 1.2 2.1 1.2
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 1.4 3.8 3.5 2.5
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 3.5 9.5 11.4 9.1

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 79.5 85.4 * 82.9
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication 0.0 2.5 3.2 1.3
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 38.2 29.3 28.2 30.1
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 87.1 87.1 87.1 87.1
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight 1.5 6.7 1.3 3.4
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 82.4 85.0 87.2 86.6
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder 38.1 58.3 41.7 47.9
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 0.0 1.4 1.3 0.7
Percentage of long-stay residents who were physically restrained 0.0 1.3 1.2 0.9

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 87.5 87.5 87.5 87.5
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 85.3 93.7 98.1 93.5
  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