Resident Health Quality » Jesse Helms Nursing 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 35.7 * 19.1 31.3
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers * 9.5 9.1 11.4
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 3.6 3.4 3.1 3.2
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 25.0 13.6 18.5 17.8
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 16.1 12.3 13.4 13.5
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.6
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 0.0 7.1 3.1 4.0
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 10.7 13.8 15.6 14.4

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 62.2 61.8 63.7 63.6
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 16.9 26.1 26.4 23.1

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 16.0 13.6 10.7 14.6
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight 4.0 9.5 7.1 9.8
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 96.4 96.6 96.9 97.6
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder * * * 50.0
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 97.0 97.0 97.0 97.0
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 97.5 98.5 98.9 98.1
  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