Resident Health Quality » West County 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 15.8 23.3 23.0 18.7
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 6.5 6.3 11.8 8.3
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 4.5 4.8 4.8 4.7
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 22.7 23.9 28.6 22.5
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 5.7 2.1 6.0 7.6
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 4.4 3.5 6.5 4.4
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 0.0 0.0 1.6 1.2
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 18.6 20.8 18.9 20.1

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 * * * *
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 * * * 24.4

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 41.8 37.0 27.5 33.6
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 97.5 97.5 97.5 97.5
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight 5.6 5.6 2.0 3.9
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 80.6 98.4 100.0 94.5
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder 39.0 29.7 42.9 36.1
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 3.3 1.9 0.0 2.6
Percentage of long-stay residents who were physically restrained 3.0 1.6 1.6 2.0

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 * * * 72.7
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine * * 81.8 67.6
  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