Resident Health Quality » Ponderosa Nursing and Rehabilitation 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 37.8 22.8 26.3 26.3
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 0.0 2.0 4.0 2.6
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 8.3 8.2 5.9 6.1
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 28.9 13.2 27.5 20.0
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 9.0 3.8 14.4 8.7
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 2.6 2.4 4.0 2.8
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 4.2 8.2 10.0 5.6
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 11.4 11.1 10.6 12.7

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 * * * 2.4
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain * * * 28.6

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 20.0 15.0 15.0 16.4
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 33.3 33.3 33.3 33.3
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight 7.5 12.5 0.0 5.7
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 14.6 49.0 82.4 58.4
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder 50.0 57.1 51.7 55.7
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 0.0 4.3 6.0 3.7
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 77.3 77.3 77.3 77.3
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 44.4 67.9 * 54.4
  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