Resident Health Quality » Lutheran Life Villages

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 26.2 26.7 19.1 24.1
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 8.5 4.2 4.7 5.9
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 3.2 3.1 4.9 4.0
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 10.2 19.2 19.6 17.0
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 16.3 13.0 11.8 11.5
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 4.6 4.0 0.0 2.2
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 0.0 0.0 3.4 3.6
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 9.8 9.5 6.7 9.3

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 60.0 65.9 57.1 60.5
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication 4.1 4.2 2.8 3.0
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 23.4 15.5 19.7 18.8

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 22.0 17.3 21.2 20.7
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 98.6 98.6 98.6 98.6
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight 3.9 1.9 8.2 4.4
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 100.0 98.4 96.7 96.0
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder 45.5 47.4 44.1 45.3
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 3.3 0.0 0.0 0.8
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 94.3 94.3 94.3 94.3
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 98.2 91.3 69.6 81.7

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