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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 30.1 4.6 8.2 14.0
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 10.9 4.8 2.4 6.2
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 14.9 10.4 5.5 8.1
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 13.5 10.5 11.3 11.8
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 2.0 0.0 0.0 0.5
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 1.6 1.7 0.0 0.8
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 1.6 0.0 2.8 1.8
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 15.5 14.0 18.0 15.0

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 * 95.6 * 84.0
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication 0.0 3.4 3.3 2.5
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 2.4 8.9 11.4 6.7

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 34.5 33.9 32.3 32.8
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 88.4 88.4 88.4 88.4
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight 7.5 3.5 4.8 4.6
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 100.0 100.0 98.6 99.6
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder 56.7 22.6 29.4 37.6
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 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 54.9 54.9 54.9 54.9
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 100.0 98.1 100.0 99.5
  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