Resident Health Quality » Senior Care Beltline

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 22.3 39.3 56.1 34.4
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 9.5 11.1 11.9 11.8
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 2.2 3.4 6.0 3.6
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 8.8 22.9 22.9 17.1
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 3.0 6.8 2.4 2.7
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 5.9 3.2 5.0 4.9
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 3.4 0.0 2.4 1.8
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 13.0 9.6 5.7 8.1

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 * * * 46.2
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication 5.0 3.8 0.0 2.3
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 14.3 * * 11.0

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 16.3 15.2 17.6 16.3
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 96.1 96.1 96.1 96.1
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight 0.0 0.0 5.5 1.4
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 91.1 80.5 88.0 89.3
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder 46.3 37.5 40.9 42.9
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 22.6 22.6 22.6 22.6
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 35.3 24.3 33.3 43.6
  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