Resident Health Quality » Good Samaritan Society - Arapahoe

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 13.4 23.4 23.9 18.1
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 0.0 3.7 0.0 1.0
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 10.0 6.9 7.1 6.9
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 4.0 15.4 8.0 9.8
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 4.3 15.9 19.0 14.1
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 3.5 0.0 0.0 0.9
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 13.8 3.4 3.6 7.0
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 20.0 20.7 17.9 18.1

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 * * * *

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 12.0 11.5 20.0 15.7
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 4.2 7.7 0.0 3.0
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 96.7 100.0 100.0 99.1
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder * 70.0 * 73.0
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 6.9 3.6 3.8 4.5
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 * * * *
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine * * * *
  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