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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 15.4 9.5 39.6 23.6
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 7.7 5.0 9.1 7.0
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 5.6 3.4 0.0 2.4
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 14.3 0.0 7.7 8.1
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 10.9 3.2 12.3 11.5
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 10.9 13.0 11.5 10.5
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.8
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 25.8 26.9 24.1 25.2

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 * * * *
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication * * * 4.0
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain * * * 18.2

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 17.4 19.2 18.6
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 97.4 97.4 97.4 97.4
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight 6.5 0.0 7.7 5.8
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 100.0 100.0 84.4 94.4
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder 54.5 * * 61.2
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 11.8 6.9 3.3 5.8
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 * * * 88.9
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine * * * 100.0
  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