Resident Health Quality » Birchwood Health Care 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 22.0 6.9 22.1 19.3
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 3.3 3.8 4.0 4.1
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 5.3 8.6 4.4 5.5
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 12.5 13.8 16.1 15.0
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 22.1 6.0 7.2 13.6
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 8.8 5.0 0.0 4.0
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 1.3 1.4 0.0 0.7
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 11.1 10.8 7.9 9.9

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 69.1 76.9 74.4 74.1
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication 0.0 2.4 5.1 2.8
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 23.3 27.0 30.6 26.9

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 9.4 5.2 6.6 7.1
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 98.7 98.7 98.7 98.7
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight 1.6 3.5 3.3 2.4
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 100.0 84.3 95.6 95.2
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder 58.6 60.9 61.5 57.1
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 9.2 4.8 4.6 4.9
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 81.5 81.5 81.5 81.5
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 89.8 92.8 96.2 94.2

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