Resident Health Quality » Idaho State Veterans Home - Boise

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 21.5 19.9 20.4 19.4
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 3.4 3.1 6.6 4.8
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 3.2 3.1 4.1 3.5
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 21.7 24.7 17.9 18.7
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 27.4 29.2 23.5 24.3
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 2.3 4.2 2.7 2.5
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 5.4 3.2 6.2 4.4
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 9.6 9.6 7.4 9.0

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 * * * 62.8
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication * * * 6.4
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 28.0 21.7 20.8 24.4

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 5.4 8.6 7.4 6.2
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 9.1 5.5 7.4 6.4
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 100.0 99.0 100.0 98.7
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder 58.0 60.8 55.4 57.1
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 5.5 2.1 3.2 2.9
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 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 97.3 90.9 93.3 91.8
  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