Resident Health Quality » Mid-Del Skilled Nursing and Therapy

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 18.7 9.4 8.6 11.3
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 7.7 0.0 7.7 6.5
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 0.0 2.6 4.8 2.4
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 18.4 13.9 13.2 14.5
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 3.0 19.8 10.9 9.5
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 5.6 2.6 6.8 3.7
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 5.1 0.0 2.4 2.5
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 8.8 9.1 11.1 11.2

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 * * * 44.1
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication 4.5 4.5 * 5.8
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 12.5 17.4 * 13.6

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 30.8 31.6 25.6 31.6
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 98.0 98.0 98.0 98.0
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight 2.6 13.2 10.5 8.4
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 * 33.3 26.1 33.0
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 0.0 2.9 2.6 2.0
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 86.5 86.5 86.5 86.5
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 97.1 97.4 100.0 98.4
  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