Resident Health Quality » Hamden Health Care Ventures

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 * * * 17.4
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 8.7 * * 8.9
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 10.3 11.5 7.4 8.3
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased * * * 19.3
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 29.3 * 4.1 13.7
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 5.5 0.0 0.0 3.5
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 6.9 3.8 0.0 3.7
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication * * * 27.0

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 * * * *
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication * * * *
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain * * * 2.9

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 35.0 * 40.0 42.3
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 5.0 * 0.0 5.1
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 93.1 100.0 100.0 98.2
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder * * * 4.0
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 18.5 33.3 26.9 24.2
Percentage of long-stay residents who were physically restrained 3.4 0.0 0.0 0.9

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 * * * 85.7
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine * * * 96.4
  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