Resident Health Quality » North Winds Living 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 * * 0.0 7.8
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers * * * 0.0
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 7.7 3.8 3.8 5.0
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 13.0 13.0 0.0 7.2
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain * * 37.9 39.2
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 6.4 0.0 0.0 3.1
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 27.3 22.7 19.0 23.5

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 32.0 24.0 22.7 25.6
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 81.5 81.5 81.5 81.5
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight 0.0 13.0 0.0 3.4
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 96.2 96.2 100.0 98.0
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder 9.1 * 15.0 14.1
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 0.0 4.5 3.8 3.4
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 * * * 16.7
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine * * * 61.5
  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