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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 38.8 29.3 27.5 35.8
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 14.3 12.5 10.9 10.6
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 10.9 5.0 3.6 5.6
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 21.6 29.8 35.7 33.5
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 16.3 25.4 25.8 20.8
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 6.1 4.7 2.9 4.1
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 27.9 11.7 1.9 12.1
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 10.7 11.5 8.5 9.4

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 * * * 68.7
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication 5.4 5.4 2.6 4.0
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain * * * 36.1

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 32.8 25.0 27.8 29.1
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 98.7 98.7 98.7 98.7
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight 21.3 13.3 17.3 13.9
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 87.5 91.7 96.4 93.5
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder * * * 40.6
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 19.0 13.2 8.9 14.4
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 86.7 86.7 86.7 86.7
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 91.8 74.6 68.3 79.0
  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