Resident Health Quality » Northeast Center for Rehabilitation and Brain Injury

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 12.9 13.0 12.8 12.6
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 15.2 11.4 13.1 13.2
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 1.2 1.2 0.8 0.8
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 14.6 14.8 11.3 11.7
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 6.7 5.7 7.1 6.8
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 2.4 3.1 1.8 2.1
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 1.6 2.3 2.3 2.2
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 34.7 35.1 36.8 36.0

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 * * * 75.7
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication 2.8 2.8 0.0 2.6
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 18.2 15.4 16.7 17.9

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 34.2 34.7 37.0 35.0
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 5.1 7.0 3.9 6.0
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 97.7 97.3 96.9 96.9
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder 25.9 24.3 25.4 27.0
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 10.4 9.0 5.9 7.3
Percentage of long-stay residents who were physically restrained 0.0 0.4 0.8 0.6

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 85.7 85.7 85.7 85.7
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 81.3 84.1 85.7 84.7
  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