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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 10.5 5.0 8.1 9.6
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 2.0 8.3 6.0 7.1
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 3.1 2.2 1.0 2.3
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 10.0 14.3 11.0 11.6
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 6.5 9.4 1.2 4.1
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 1.0 1.3 0.0 0.6
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 1.1 0.0 1.0 0.5
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 33.9 41.4 36.8 36.9

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 * * * 85.7
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication * * * 0.0
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 15.0 19.0 9.4 12.1

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 24.7 32.5 32.9 29.2
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 99.0 99.0 99.0 99.0
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight 7.0 7.6 11.1 7.2
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 96.9 96.8 94.8 96.4
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder 29.4 34.7 27.3 30.7
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 5.6 2.4 4.4 3.7
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 56.3 56.3 56.3 56.3
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 72.2 66.7 69.4 70.1
  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