Resident Health Quality » Bledsoe County Nursing Home

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 9.0 6.3 6.7 5.6
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 10.0 0.0 12.5 8.6
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 0.0 2.6 5.0 3.0
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 13.5 3.1 6.3 7.2
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 12.0 16.9 25.3 17.8
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 8.5 2.6 6.3 4.8
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 2.3 2.6 0.0 1.2
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 17.5 14.3 18.9 18.5

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

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 28.9 27.3 25.0 26.0
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 12.8 3.0 0.0 4.8
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 95.3 84.2 85.0 85.4
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder * * * 52.5
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 15.0 13.9 8.1 12.3
Percentage of long-stay residents who were physically restrained 11.6 5.3 5.0 6.1

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 * * * *
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine * * * 37.5
  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