Resident Health Quality » Mercy Living Center

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 41.2 37.4 42.3 36.9
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 16.1 21.4 11.5 17.0
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 2.0 0.0 0.0 1.1
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 26.5 16.3 11.1 19.7
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 3.5 4.1 6.4 4.4
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.1
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 8.3 9.1 7.0 8.9

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 * * 54.2 58.6
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 10.0 7.1 10.5 9.7

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 20.4 19.6 20.0 21.0
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 84.9 84.9 84.9 84.9
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight 4.1 4.3 4.4 4.3
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 96.0 100.0 100.0 98.9
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder * * * 64.2
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 63.3 63.3 63.3 63.3
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 43.8 57.6 74.4 64.0
  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