Resident Health Quality » Good Samaritan Health and Rehab 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 12.4 6.3 2.0 7.3
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 14.7 8.3 11.6 10.9
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 2.4 2.3 3.4 2.6
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 4.2 8.1 2.6 4.7
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 0.0 1.6 9.6 6.1
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 2.2 2.8 3.3 3.0
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 4.8 4.7 1.1 3.6
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 8.3 12.9 12.9 11.9

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 * * * 73.6
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication 4.2 15.0 4.2 5.3
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 4.4 12.1 20.0 17.6

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 33.3 29.6 26.2 28.0
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 97.8 97.8 97.8 97.8
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight 6.5 11.1 8.3 8.8
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 77.4 97.7 98.9 92.9
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder 72.7 65.7 68.6 66.4
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
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 83.6 83.6 83.6 83.6
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 82.5 82.7 82.3 82.8
  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