Resident Health Quality » Hebrew Home for the Aged at Riverdale

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 4.8 6.8 5.4 5.7
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 5.4 10.0 7.9 7.7
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 1.2 1.2 0.7 1.0
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 2.7 5.6 4.4 3.9
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 1.0 1.2 0.5 0.9
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 1.6 1.8 2.0 1.7
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 1.8 3.0 2.2 2.7
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 16.4 17.1 18.4 17.4

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 77.7 77.1 79.0 78.4
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication 2.1 1.7 1.1 1.4
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 5.2 3.1 3.1 3.3

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 11.0 10.7 11.5 11.0
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 98.7 98.7 98.7 98.7
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight 3.8 4.4 5.6 4.6
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 98.2 97.7 97.9 98.2
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder 70.1 73.1 75.5 72.9
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 12.2 9.6 8.7 9.9
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 86.8 86.8 86.8 86.8
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 90.5 90.6 90.8 89.9

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