Resident Health Quality » Hanover Nursing 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 24.0 19.4 20.2 27.4
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 12.0 4.0 11.1 9.2
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 5.8 7.7 1.8 5.0
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 11.6 11.9 34.0 20.3
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 0.0 6.4 9.8 5.6
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 2.1 8.0 4.9 4.6
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 1.9 9.8 0.0 3.7
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 18.2 15.9 18.0 18.3

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 * * * 85.1
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication * * * 4.4
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 23.8 16.7 10.3 18.1

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 34.1 37.0 26.5 30.4
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 96.3 96.3 96.3 96.3
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight 0.0 2.2 4.2 6.3
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 98.1 94.2 86.0 86.0
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder 21.7 41.4 31.3 31.0
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 2.0 0.0 0.0 1.9
Percentage of long-stay residents who were physically restrained 1.9 13.5 8.8 7.2

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 66.7 66.7 66.7 66.7
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 50.0 46.4 24.3 32.5
  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