Resident Health Quality » Merkel Nursing 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 5.1 14.3 15.3 17.8
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 3.6 5.7 2.8 6.0
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 6.7 8.5 8.9 9.2
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 27.8 48.8 27.0 28.1
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 15.5 13.1 17.0 20.9
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 0.0 0.0 2.2 1.6
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 2.2 4.3 4.4 5.5
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 17.9 19.5 12.5 16.7

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 * * * 4.5
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 31.6 28.6 33.3 30.4
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 2.6 2.4 7.7 4.5
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder * * * 54.4
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 6.7 4.3 6.8 5.0
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 * * * 100.0
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine * * * 90.7
  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