Resident Health Quality » Veranda Gardens & Assisted Living

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 15.9 20.8 11.3 13.4
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 9.2 8.2 10.7 9.8
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 5.1 5.3 5.2 4.9
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 17.9 7.8 8.4 9.3
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 5.6 4.5 9.1 7.6
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 0.0 1.3 0.0 0.3
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 3.1 0.0 1.0 1.6
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 25.3 25.9 22.0 23.8

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 * * * 34.0
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication 3.8 3.6 * 6.5
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 16.0 17.6 17.4 12.8

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 26.2 25.9 22.1 24.0
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 96.0 96.0 96.0 96.0
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight 9.1 6.3 9.3 8.8
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 53.1 51.6 50.5 52.5
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder 38.3 37.1 32.4 37.3
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 22.7 36.5 31.0 25.8
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 63.8 63.8 63.8 63.8
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 46.8 51.0 58.5 52.7
  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