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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 38.4 17.8 * 25.8
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 5.3 2.9 * 3.1
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 7.8 5.6 * 5.1
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 25.6 19.1 * 21.9
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 24.6 9.0 * 13.8
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 6.7 4.6 * 8.2
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 5.9 9.8 * 8.5
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 14.3 11.1 * 11.9

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 61.3 * * 60.2
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication 1.9 5.3 * 3.3
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 34.0 17.5 7.1 19.1

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 20.8 * 20.5
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 40.0 40.0 40.0 40.0
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight 4.3 4.4 * 4.3
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 47.1 40.7 * 46.3
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder 62.2 50.0 * 54.9
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 8.7 7.5 * 9.1
Percentage of long-stay residents who were physically restrained 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 22.8 22.8 22.8 22.8
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 22.9 17.5 28.1 28.5
  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