Resident Health Quality » Mission at Alpine 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 18.2 7.3 20.1 15.2
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 9.4 3.7 10.7 6.9
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 10.5 13.5 5.3 8.5
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 8.3 14.7 14.7 11.6
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 4.1 4.2 12.7 10.3
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 2.6 5.4 2.6 3.3
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 29.4 30.3 26.5 27.0

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 * * * 16.7

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 27.8 26.5 28.6 23.9
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 11.1 0.0 5.7 5.7
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 100.0 48.6 81.6 75.8
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder * * 60.9 68.9
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 16.7 19.4 11.1 13.7
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 * * * 43.8
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine * * * 55.0
  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