Resident Health Quality » Cornerstone Retirement Community

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 * * * 22.4
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 19.2 10.0 * 23.5
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 0.0 3.4 3.6 2.5
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased * 30.4 * 34.1
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain * * * 0.0
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 5.0 2.2 6.6 5.0
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 3.2 10.3 11.1 10.3
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 3.1 10.3 10.7 7.6

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 * 72.2 72.5 74.1
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 4.2 0.0 5.6 3.1

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 36.4 29.2 26.1 28.4
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 89.5 89.5 89.5 89.5
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight 37.5 29.2 27.3 27.1
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 100.0 100.0 100.0 98.3
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder * * * 48.6
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 3.2 0.0 3.6 2.7
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 84.6 84.6 84.6 84.6
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 100.0 100.0 100.0 99.5
  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