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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 15.4 9.5 18.7 14.0
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers * * * 2.0
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 7.1 5.7 3.5 5.4
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 11.1 9.6 9.4 11.5
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 9.0 4.3 15.6 10.5
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 2.2 5.2 5.1 3.2
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 0.0 1.9 0.0 0.9
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication * * * 69.8

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 * * * *
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication * * * *
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain * * * 35.0

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 46.3 48.1 51.9 48.8
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 2.0 0.0 3.8 2.5
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 91.1 86.8 84.2 86.9
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder 24.4 27.3 21.3 23.7
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 2.0 0.0 1.9 1.9
Percentage of long-stay residents who were physically restrained 1.8 1.9 1.8 1.8

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 * * * 16.7
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine * * * 40.6
  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