Resident Health Quality » Rensselaer Care 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 16.8 11.7 24.5 17.9
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 6.0 8.6 9.8 6.5
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 1.2 1.3 3.9 2.6
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 8.8 9.2 17.9 14.5
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 4.3 0.0 0.0 1.0
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 1.6 4.1 5.1 3.1
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 26.5 27.1 25.4 24.7

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 * 49.3 68.3 59.2
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication 0.0 0.0 2.6 1.4
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 13.9 6.7 2.5 7.7

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 17.1 14.3 14.5 14.8
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 92.2 92.2 92.2 92.2
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight 6.1 6.3 6.0 6.5
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 89.5 92.2 92.2 91.7
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder 44.8 48.4 57.9 52.2
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 1.4 0.0 3.2 1.9
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 90.0 90.0 90.0 90.0
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 77.4 81.0 88.9 81.5
  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