Resident Health Quality » Cross Country Healthcare 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 18.6 18.0 18.8 17.7
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers * 0.0 0.0 1.0
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 3.8 5.5 5.6 5.7
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 22.2 19.6 9.4 15.9
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain * 16.8 0.0 10.3
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 44.7 29.3 30.8 36.5

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 * * * 13.3
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain * * * 20.7

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 29.2 47.2 46.3 42.0
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 85.5 85.5 85.5 85.5
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight 11.4 5.9 1.9 6.9
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 61.5 78.2 75.9 65.6
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder 45.5 40.9 * 37.2
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 9.3 8.0 4.3 5.8
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 * * * 15.8
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 23.1 22.7 * 15.1
  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