Resident Health Quality » The Healthcare Resort of Kansas City

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 * * 27.8 19.6
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers * * 15.0 11.6
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 10.0 27.3 29.2 22.7
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain * * 25.1 28.3
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 0.0 11.0 10.9 5.5
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 0.0 0.0 12.0 4.2
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 5.0 4.3 4.3 4.4

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 55.8 65.5 67.1 63.7
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication 0.6 0.6 1.1 0.7
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 35.9 32.9 29.6 33.3

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 25.0 18.2 8.3 15.7
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 72.0 72.0 72.0 72.0
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight * 0.0 4.2 8.0
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 86.4 76.0 92.0 79.6
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder * * * 52.5
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms * 4.5 0.0 3.5
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 83.5 83.5 83.5 83.5
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 86.3 74.9 73.2 78.5
  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