Resident Health Quality » Fair Acres Geriatric 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 22.2 19.4 19.7 20.1
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 4.2 5.9 5.5 5.3
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 2.5 2.9 3.5 3.2
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 14.1 14.9 15.8 15.5
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 18.1 18.6 19.2 18.2
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 3.0 2.1 2.6 2.5
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 0.9 1.6 2.1 1.3
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 26.0 27.5 26.3 26.4

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 * 17.4 * 11.7
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 22.5 19.6 25.0 20.1

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 21.7 21.1 21.5 21.6
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 96.6 96.6 96.6 96.6
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight 5.3 4.0 3.5 5.0
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 95.4 96.9 96.8 96.2
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder 51.0 47.4 56.4 51.3
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 3.0 1.9 2.6 2.6
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 78.4 78.4 78.4 78.4
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 82.1 77.4 77.8 76.8
  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