Resident Health Quality » Seasons Nursing and Rehab

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 12.3 10.4 10.4
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 8.3 13.0 * 9.5
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 2.1 2.1 2.0 2.6
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 35.6 20.0 25.5 27.8
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 5.3 0.0 0.0 3.0
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 4.2 2.1 0.0 1.6
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication * 60.0 60.0 59.0

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 * * * *

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 51.1 57.8 55.3 54.1
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 95.9 95.9 95.9 95.9
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight 8.5 4.4 6.4 4.9
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 97.9 95.8 90.0 94.8
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder 17.2 33.3 31.4 28.9
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 76.6 63.8 64.6 60.8
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 * * * *
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine * * * *
  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