Resident Health Quality » Taunton Nursing Home

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 47.0 20.2 4.4 20.4
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 6.4 4.5 4.4 4.4
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 2.7 4.5 7.2 4.7
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 35.8 20.0 18.8 22.3
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 13.2 6.0 6.3 9.0
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 1.5 0.0 0.0 0.4
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 8.2 4.5 1.4 5.4
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 20.5 21.2 23.2 22.0

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 * * * 31.4
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication * * * 0.0
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain * 15.4 23.8 20.7

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 17.5 13.7 16.1 16.3
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 7.5 4.3 3.9 4.0
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 95.9 93.9 98.6 96.4
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder 36.4 25.0 24.1 29.2
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 84.6 84.6 84.6 84.6
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 56.0 81.6 83.8 78.9
  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