Resident Health Quality » Sandstone 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 14.2 9.0 26.3 17.1
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers * 13.0 4.2 7.5
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 11.5 9.4 6.3 8.1
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 15.4 12.9 16.1 16.2
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 4.7 0.0 0.0 4.7
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 0.0 0.0 4.3 3.5
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 3.8 6.7 9.4 7.4
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.8

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 72.9 77.8 67.2 69.4
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 12.5 14.0 2.6 11.1

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 0.0 0.0 3.2 3.4
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 0.0 3.4 6.5 3.5
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 92.3 100.0 100.0 98.4
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder * * * 57.7
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 0.0 10.0 6.7 7.7
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 81.8 81.8 81.8 81.8
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 86.4 91.3 93.5 86.4
  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