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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 32.2 29.8 36.1 33.2
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 4.8 * 4.2 6.0
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 2.2 4.9 7.3 5.3
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 30.2 32.4 30.6 28.2
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 0.0 0.0 2.8 1.9
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 0.0 3.2 4.8 2.6
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 0.0 0.0 2.4 0.6
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 54.5 * * 50.7

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 * * * 47.6
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication * * * 19.0
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain * 0.0 * 3.2

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 23.3 21.6 18.9 23.6
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 78.6 78.6 78.6 78.6
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight 9.3 5.6 0.0 4.5
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 50.0 51.2 41.5 46.5
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder 54.2 52.4 57.1 58.5
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
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 17.4 17.4 17.4 17.4
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 8.3 6.7 7.4 7.7
  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