Resident Health Quality » Salem East Healthcare 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 42.4 37.2 27.4 34.1
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 17.2 10.3 9.7 12.0
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 0.0 2.8 0.0 0.7
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 34.4 15.6 18.2 24.6
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 21.0 16.1 0.0 9.2
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 2.4 3.9 2.1 2.0
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 10.8 8.3 5.6 5.9
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 11.1 2.9 5.9 6.9

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 * * * 62.1
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication * 0.0 * 2.6
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 33.3 6.9 4.2 13.4

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 27.8 25.7 28.6 28.8
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 83.3 83.3 83.3 83.3
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight 13.5 0.0 5.7 5.4
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder * * * 35.6
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 28.1 24.1 20.0 20.7
Percentage of long-stay residents who were physically restrained 2.7 0.0 0.0 0.7

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 79.4 79.4 79.4 79.4
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 94.3 100.0 100.0 98.3
  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