Resident Health Quality » Westwood Living 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 26.2 12.0 19.0 19.2
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 18.8 10.0 12.5 13.7
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 6.1 4.2 6.1 5.7
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 25.0 7.5 20.9 17.3
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 17.3 8.7 14.5 13.6
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 5.8 1.8 1.6 2.9
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 0.0 0.0 2.0 3.7
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 19.6 19.6 13.6 17.1

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 53.2 65.8 70.5 64.0
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication 2.9 0.0 0.0 0.7
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 14.6 10.9 14.3 16.7

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 15.9 17.1 11.6 16.2
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 87.0 87.0 87.0 87.0
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight 8.5 2.5 7.0 7.8
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 95.9 93.8 89.8 90.7
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder * * * 27.3
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.3
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 25.0 25.0 25.0 25.0
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 89.8 90.0 57.9 66.8
  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