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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 17.1 21.8 18.9 21.2
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 4.9 10.5 8.3 9.5
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 17.6 23.9 12.5 18.2
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 11.8 21.8 28.1 22.3
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 8.5 8.5 6.5 7.6
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 0.0 1.8 0.0 0.9
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 12.5 13.3 20.0 15.0

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 66.0 70.7 * 65.6
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication 7.0 7.7 4.8 5.9
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 25.9 21.6 * 28.2

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 13.5 12.5 11.6 11.4
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 97.2 97.2 97.2 97.2
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 91.4 83.9 86.8 86.7
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder 45.0 36.4 31.8 31.4
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5
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 75.9 75.9 75.9 75.9
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 74.7 76.3 73.5 74.0
  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