Resident Health Quality » Alliance Health at Braintree

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 28.6 27.3 24.7 24.4
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 5.1 5.7 3.8 4.6
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 1.6 1.6 1.8 1.7
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 14.3 9.3 24.4 13.5
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 8.2 8.6 1.9 5.6
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 15.0 16.7 22.2 16.3

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 51.6 60.4 67.0 62.0
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication 1.1 1.0 1.7 1.5
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 3.0 2.7 2.4 2.2

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 17.9 19.6 20.8 17.6
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 98.4 98.4 98.4 98.4
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 98.4 95.2 98.2 97.1
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder * * * 60.6
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 1.6 3.2 1.8 1.7

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 92.0 92.0 92.0 92.0
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 92.3 92.5 92.6 92.7
  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.

About Quality Measures

References

  1. http://www.medicare.gov/NursingHomeCompare/Data/Long-Stay-Residents.html
  2. http://www.medicare.gov/NursingHomeCompare/Data/Short-Stay-Residents.html