Resident Health Quality » Klondike 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 20.6 0.0 7.0 9.3
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 13.9 17.1 16.7 16.7
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 4.2 4.4 0.0 2.1
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 17.1 17.1 21.6 17.6
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain * 15.1 * 20.2
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 3.9 1.6 2.4 3.2
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 6.5 2.2 2.0 3.2
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 15.6 14.3 13.3 14.1

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 59.7 72.3 * 75.2
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication 10.0 10.8 3.3 7.7
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 35.7 * * 26.2

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 6.4 6.7 8.3 7.4
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 87.3 87.3 87.3 87.3
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight 15.6 6.7 10.6 11.5
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 64.6 66.7 46.9 63.2
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder * * * 40.8
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 12.2 7.1 0.0 5.4
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 34.2 34.2 34.2 34.2
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 30.3 12.8 5.6 16.2
  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