Resident Health Quality » Resort Nursing Home

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 3.8 4.3 2.0 4.1
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 34.0 33.0 26.4 29.7
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 1.4 0.5 0.5 0.8
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 10.7 9.8 6.4 8.2
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 3.1 2.6 2.2 3.0
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 5.4 3.2 3.1 4.3
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 2.4 5.3 1.4 3.8
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 18.2 18.5 19.0 18.8

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 * * * 71.8
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication 0.0 2.8 3.6 1.7
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 12.8 7.1 3.3 7.6

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 17.1 15.9 17.0 15.9
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 99.6 99.6 99.6 99.6
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight 4.3 4.3 2.9 4.0
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 99.5 98.6 98.6 98.7
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder 20.2 21.4 20.7 20.2
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 1.1 0.0 0.5 0.5
Percentage of long-stay residents who were physically restrained 0.0 0.5 0.5 0.2

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 81.3 81.3 81.3 81.3
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 70.4 75.0 60.7 69.1
  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