Resident Health Quality » Ben Hur Health and Rehabilitation

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 16.1 4.8 3.1 7.7
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 4.4 8.9 2.5 5.0
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 7.1 6.3 9.1 7.9
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 20.0 25.0 15.8 17.0
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 3.7 2.3 2.7 3.3
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 1.1 1.2 0.0 0.6
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 1.0 1.1 0.0 0.5
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 24.4 23.1 21.1 22.1

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 * * * 63.7
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication 5.0 4.8 0.0 2.3
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain * 20.0 14.3 14.1

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 24.2 17.8 20.5 20.2
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 99.1 99.1 99.1 99.1
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight 22.1 12.5 7.3 12.3
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 90.9 97.9 90.9 93.5
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder 40.0 63.6 * 55.2
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 6.2 2.6 4.9 3.9
Percentage of long-stay residents who were physically restrained 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5

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 75.0 75.0 75.0 75.0
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 73.5 54.1 58.1 63.2
  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