Resident Health Quality » Kent 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 * 55.1 22.9 29.8
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 3.8 6.3 3.2 3.6
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 4.3 6.7 2.2 4.1
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 34.5 61.8 34.4 35.8
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 0.0 13.4 25.8 10.1
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 3.7 7.6 4.8 5.1
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 0.0 2.2 0.0 2.4
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 13.6 13.6 9.3 11.0

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 9.8 20.5 23.1 18.9
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 98.0 98.0 98.0 98.0
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight 7.3 0.0 2.6 4.1
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 100.0 100.0 95.6 90.6
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder 54.5 * * 59.2
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 * * * *
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine * * * *
  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