Resident Health Quality » Lawson Nursing Home, Inc.

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 26.7 24.6 19.3 26.1
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 3.8 13.8 13.8 8.8
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.5
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 11.1 20.0 17.9 16.7
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 5.5 19.0 15.9 13.0
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 5.2 2.7 2.3 3.3
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 0.0 0.0 6.1 1.6
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 16.7 17.6 12.1 16.7

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 42.2 43.4 45.2 44.6
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication 3.3 3.4 2.1 2.4
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 28.8 34.4 38.6 34.9

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 25.9 25.8 20.0 21.2
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight 0.0 6.7 3.3 4.3
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 96.7 88.2 100.0 95.5
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder * * * 69.0
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 89.0 89.0 89.0 89.0
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 90.0 91.8 82.6 87.0
  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