Resident Health Quality » Elms Health 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 30.3 18.3 22.2 23.7
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers * * * 6.7
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 5.4 5.9 5.3 4.7
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 27.3 21.9 23.8 24.5
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 22.3 26.7 16.2 21.7
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 0.0 0.0 3.6 1.7
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 5.4 3.1 6.5 4.3
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication * * * 24.1

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 * * * 4.5
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain * * * 19.4

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 27.3 21.9 28.6 29.9
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 97.4 97.4 97.4 97.4
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight 23.5 26.7 28.6 24.7
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 100.0 100.0 89.5 95.9
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder 37.5 36.4 42.9 46.2
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 17.1 20.0 32.4 18.2
Percentage of long-stay residents who were physically restrained 0.0 2.9 0.0 0.7

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 * * * 58.3
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine * * * 50.0
  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