Resident Health Quality » Lutheran Senior Services at Meramec Bluffs

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 * * * 20.1
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 14.3 10.0 13.0 13.8
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 4.5 4.8 3.8 4.2
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased * * 15.0 12.3
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain * * * 2.7
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 7.3 4.0 3.4 4.4
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 22.7 14.3 15.4 16.7

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 71.7 67.5 66.9 67.5
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication 2.2 2.8 2.2 2.2
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 23.1 25.7 25.6 23.5

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication * * 5.0 9.6
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 86.4 86.4 86.4 86.4
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight * * 10.0 5.4
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 95.5 95.2 92.3 93.8
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder * * * 66.7
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 5.0 0.0 3.8 2.3
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 94.5 94.5 94.5 94.5
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 94.3 96.7 96.3 95.0
  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