Resident Health Quality » Ashland Care Center

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 26.4 21.1 14.4 20.5
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 5.7 6.3 6.7 6.3
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 1.7 3.6 5.3 3.8
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 14.0 4.2 10.4 11.8
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 6.8 5.4 7.0 5.9
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 20.4 29.2 31.3 26.9

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 * 72.1 * 78.1
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication 0.0 0.0 * 2.3
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 7.1 8.3 2.9 5.8

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 42.3 40.0 35.3 37.3
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 1.9 8.0 2.0 3.3
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 100.0 98.2 89.5 93.7
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder 54.2 * 36.4 44.1
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 1.9 12.5 0.0 3.0
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 81.6 81.6 81.6 81.6
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 84.2 83.0 63.0 75.9
  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