Resident Health Quality » Carrie Elligson Gietner Home

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 7.9 12.2 9.9 10.8
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 0.0 0.0 13.0 6.2
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 3.8 0.0 0.0 0.9
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 10.7 18.8 18.3 15.0
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 0.9 0.9 2.7 1.6
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 0.0 0.0 1.5 0.7
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 1.3 4.8 3.5 3.3
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 26.7 30.6 32.0 30.4

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 * * * *
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication * * * *
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain * * * 2.5

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 21.3 27.2 28.0 27.0
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 1.4 3.7 0.0 1.3
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 100.0 91.6 89.4 95.1
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder 22.7 16.9 10.3 16.1
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 5.3 4.9 3.7 3.5
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 52.4 52.4 52.4 52.4
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 52.2 * * 44.4
  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