Resident Health Quality » Altercare Newark South Inc.

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 * * * 19.2
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 9.1 13.6 4.5 10.6
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 0.0 3.6 3.6 2.5
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased * * * 30.4
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 3.3 * 8.2 9.9
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.8
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 3.3 0.0 0.0 0.9
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 11.1 11.5 11.5 13.0

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 58.2 61.7 64.9 62.4
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication 3.1 4.3 3.0 2.9
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 6.5 9.5 32.5 18.1

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication * * * 25.3
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 90.9 90.9 90.9 90.9
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight * * * 7.8
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 100.0 89.3 82.1 89.8
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder * * * 65.5
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 3.6 3.7 3.6 7.3
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 88.5 88.5 88.5 88.5
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 87.4 68.7 53.2 66.7
  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