Resident Health Quality » Bannister Center for Rehabilitation and Health Care

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 31.2 25.1 29.4 28.5
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 3.1 13.5 14.3 10.7
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 2.7 3.8 5.0 3.5
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 6.3 1.5 16.9 13.2
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 6.6 3.1 6.8 4.3
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 2.7 2.7 1.3 2.3
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 2.7 2.6 1.3 1.5
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 20.8 22.2 33.3 27.1

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 * * * 52.2
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication 0.0 3.6 2.6 1.4
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 27.0 22.0 20.7 19.8

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 9.7 16.4 12.0 13.7
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 92.8 92.8 92.8 92.8
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight 1.4 5.5 4.1 4.9
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 84.0 80.8 73.8 83.2
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder 44.7 58.8 39.5 45.1
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 2.9 0.0 0.0 9.6
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 67.0 67.0 67.0 67.0
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 65.0 68.8 65.5 67.0
  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