Resident Health Quality » Advanced Post Acute

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 20.9 30.5 32.6 28.9
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 10.0 5.1 2.4 4.4
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 2.0 2.0 1.9 2.0
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 21.6 18.9 23.3 19.1
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 12.7 11.2 2.2 5.5
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 2.1 4.2 1.7 2.1
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 4.5 4.4 4.0 3.9

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 83.2 81.0 81.7 83.7
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication 1.5 1.7 0.0 0.8
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 25.9 17.5 8.5 12.5

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 12.8 12.8 10.9 11.7
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 2.6 2.2 2.5
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 71.4 96.0 100.0 91.8
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder * * 40.9 38.9
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 0.0 6.7 6.1 4.6
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 74.7 74.7 74.7 74.7
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 60.2 80.0 77.6 75.2
  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