Resident Health Quality » Sapphire Nursing at Wappingers

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 * * 24.3 25.4
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 18.4 25.0 14.3 17.0
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 5.9 6.3 6.3 6.7
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 20.9 23.8 15.9 20.5
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 12.8 10.5 6.9 7.8
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 2.6 8.1 10.8 5.4
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 18.4 20.8 20.8 19.8
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 4.5 4.9 9.1 5.9

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 * * 48.9 46.1
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 13.5 16.7 10.8 11.9

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 22.4 19.6 21.7 20.4
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 96.4 96.4 96.4 96.4
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight 8.5 6.7 7.0 6.1
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 98.0 97.9 95.8 97.4
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder * * * 38.0
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 4.4 0.0 2.4 2.9
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 89.1 89.1 89.1 89.1
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 84.8 78.4 88.7 82.6
  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