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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 42.4 46.1 11.5 32.0
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 7.5 11.4 14.0 10.9
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 4.9 4.6 2.8 4.5
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 21.7 18.7 13.2 18.8
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 25.0 29.2 17.2 22.1
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 3.2 2.0 2.5 2.8
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 6.9 7.4 0.0 3.6
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 21.3 29.2 27.1 26.4

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 * * * 79.8
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication 4.8 * * 4.5
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 21.2 43.5 25.0 26.0

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 23.7 26.0 26.5 26.2
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 99.1 99.1 99.1 99.1
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight 5.4 2.0 3.1 4.2
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 91.2 88.1 86.1 90.6
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder 25.0 34.9 27.9 28.8
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 4.3 3.0 3.1 3.4
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 87.5 87.5 87.5 87.5
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 72.5 75.7 78.1 74.4
  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