Resident Health Quality » Alpha Home - a Waters Community

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 10.5 7.5 16.8 13.4
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 12.1 9.4 10.0 9.8
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 0.0 0.0 4.9 2.4
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 18.9 11.4 10.8 14.8
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 0.0 4.3 15.1 3.8
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 4.2 1.7 0.0 1.4
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 14.8 15.6 14.8 17.6

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 * * * 47.2
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication 0.0 * * 2.9
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 12.1 15.0 * 10.1

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 9.1 8.1 7.7
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 90.7 90.7 90.7 90.7
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight 0.0 9.1 0.0 3.2
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 72.5 26.7 34.1 39.6
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder 85.7 73.1 69.2 74.5
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 2.7 4.9 2.8 3.3
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 71.4 71.4 71.4 71.4
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 66.7 51.6 22.2 41.7
  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