Resident Health Quality » Elderwood at Ticonderoga

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 24.1 20.8 23.5 22.8
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 5.2 10.7 5.6 7.0
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 5.6 2.8 3.0 3.6
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 21.2 17.6 22.2 21.1
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 9.8 6.2 1.9 6.4
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 0.0 1.2 1.3 1.0
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 1.4 5.6 1.5 2.2
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 10.3 7.4 9.5 8.7

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 * 67.4 62.0 57.5
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication 0.0 3.7 0.0 1.0
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 6.7 6.5 0.0 6.1

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 11.6 14.3 7.6 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 9.7 11.1 2.0 8.5
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder 60.7 61.3 60.0 63.2
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
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 75.7 75.7 75.7 75.7
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 72.2 86.1 84.2 82.2
  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