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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 15.1 8.5 4.6 11.3
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 10.0 13.6 19.0 18.0
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 8.3 8.5 10.0 7.0
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 28.6 18.9 16.1 22.0
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 2.8 0.0 0.0 0.6
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 0.0 2.1 5.1 1.6
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 15.8 5.0 5.7 7.7

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 * * * 83.8
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication * * 0.0 0.0
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain * * 0.0 4.4

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 35.9 40.0 36.1
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 94.8 94.8 94.8 94.8
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight 0.0 0.0 2.9 1.9
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 27.6 26.9 10.0 18.8
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
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 88.0 88.0 88.0 88.0
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 96.4 100.0 100.0 99.4
  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