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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 24.2 13.8 18.5 19.1
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 5.3 4.9 7.4 5.5
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 3.0 4.3 2.2 3.0
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 16.1 11.5 7.1 12.4
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 14.5 11.2 11.5 11.0
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 12.3 13.1 12.5 10.7
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 1.0 5.6 2.2 3.0
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 8.0 8.7 9.9 9.1

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 * 34.6 43.2 39.3
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 13.3 20.7 12.5 12.8

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 13.3 12.0 12.2 12.5
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 7.0 7.8 4.4 5.6
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 100.0 100.0 96.7 98.6
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder 59.4 56.7 65.5 62.3
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 2.1 3.5 0.0 1.5
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 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 100.0 100.0 98.4 98.4
  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