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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 37.3 17.0 17.8 23.0
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 5.6 8.1 17.1 9.2
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 4.3 6.1 9.8 6.7
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 7.1 6.7 8.7 6.8
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 10.4 15.6 19.2 15.4
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 2.2 4.1 1.4 2.4
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 4.3 4.1 7.8 5.2
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 22.7 23.9 21.3 22.9

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 * * * *
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain * * * *

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 21.7 23.4 23.3
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight 4.8 0.0 0.0 1.1
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 97.9 98.0 100.0 98.4
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder 69.2 68.2 73.1 69.5
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 4.3 10.2 7.8 6.7

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 * * * 66.7
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine * * * 96.2
  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