Resident Health Quality » George Regional Health & Rehab 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 * * 14.0 28.1
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 18.2 * * 8.6
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 7.1 7.1 3.1 5.8
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 31.8 9.1 17.9 19.4
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain * * * 36.9
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 13.2 7.3 5.9 7.3
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 22.2 25.0 12.5 18.5
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 17.9 21.4 21.9 20.2

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 37.8 53.9 50.0 46.4
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication 5.8 2.2 2.0 2.5
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 24.4 39.4 30.4 27.9

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 30.8 32.0 40.0 39.3
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 15.4 8.0 3.3 9.8
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 89.3 92.9 100.0 95.8
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder * * * 59.7
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 87.1 87.1 87.1 87.1
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 90.3 87.9 93.0 92.6
  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