Resident Health Quality » Good Samaritan Society - Atkinson

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 22.2 21.5 * 19.3
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers * 4.8 5.0 6.0
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 0.0 0.0 8.8 3.6
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 20.8 8.0 32.0 17.5
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain * * 6.0 11.4
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 3.7 0.0 0.0 1.0
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.7
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 17.6 12.1 12.5 13.8

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 * * * 83.4
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 * * * 24.4

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 14.8 21.4 17.9 16.7
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 92.5 92.5 92.5 92.5
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight 17.9 7.4 11.1 9.3
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 80.6 85.7 88.2 87.0
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder * * * 12.5
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 3.1 6.1 0.0 2.3
Percentage of long-stay residents who were physically restrained 0.0 2.9 2.9 2.2

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 * * * 88.9
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine * * * 73.3
  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