Resident Health Quality » United Living Community

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 16.9 17.0 14.7 16.5
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 0.0 6.0 11.1 5.8
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 5.8 6.0 3.0 5.3
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 8.2 13.6 16.7 14.0
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 9.7 16.5 12.2 12.7
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 3.7 0.0 0.0 1.4
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 5.8 3.0 3.1 3.4
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 8.7 7.5 12.1 10.2

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 * * * 78.6
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication * * * 0.0
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain * * * 17.2

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 11.5 11.9 15.0 12.8
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 98.6 98.6 98.6 98.6
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight 1.6 8.5 8.5 6.0
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 92.8 98.5 95.5 95.1
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder 59.5 62.2 69.4 63.7
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 0.0 1.7 3.2 1.2
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 * * * 75.0
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine * * * 78.3
  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