Resident Health Quality » Laconia 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 14.6 21.7 12.9 14.9
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 8.9 4.2 5.2 5.2
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 0.9 0.9 1.8 1.2
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 24.1 43.5 18.3 24.9
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 1.0 1.4 1.0 1.0
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 0.4 0.4 0.0 0.7
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 12.5 12.7 12.4 12.8

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 * * * 92.1
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication * * * 10.7
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 0.0 0.0 * 0.0

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 0.4 0.9 0.9 0.7
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 99.2 99.2 99.2 99.2
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight 4.0 4.0 5.4 3.9
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 95.2 96.1 96.8 95.8
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder 29.2 23.3 33.3 28.9
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 0.5 0.9 0.0 0.4
Percentage of long-stay residents who were physically restrained 3.5 1.8 0.9 1.8

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 51.9 51.9 51.9 51.9
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 54.8 35.3 32.0 36.0
  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