Resident Health Quality » Sanatoga 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 18.2 17.2 21.1 19.0
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 22.4 27.6 30.3 27.4
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 4.2 4.5 4.3 4.0
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 10.8 14.1 24.0 15.3
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 2.9 5.6 5.9 7.6
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 8.3 2.4 10.0 6.8
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 16.1 15.3 14.6 14.7

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 50.6 50.7 54.4 54.9
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication 2.7 0.7 0.8 1.4
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 11.8 11.9 8.3 10.7

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 23.8 20.5 21.1 21.6
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 99.1 99.1 99.1 99.1
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight 4.8 2.7 5.4 3.9
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 66.7 59.1 64.1 64.5
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder 62.2 56.3 61.3 58.5
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 5.6 3.8 3.7 4.1
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 43.2 43.2 43.2 43.2
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 28.3 31.7 32.9 30.6

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.

About Quality Measures

References

  1. http://www.medicare.gov/NursingHomeCompare/Data/Long-Stay-Residents.html
  2. http://www.medicare.gov/NursingHomeCompare/Data/Short-Stay-Residents.html