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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 * * * 27.9
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 8.7 7.4 13.8 11.0
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.7
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 32.0 16.0 13.8 17.9
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 12.8 20.3 * 20.2
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 0.0 2.9 5.0 2.8
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 0.0 0.0 2.7 1.4
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 25.0 22.6 18.2 22.8

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 * * * 77.3
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication * * * 3.2
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 28.6 44.8 * 30.0

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 22.6 29.4 27.8 25.9
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 13.3 11.8 5.6 9.0
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 100.0 100.0 97.3 96.5
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder * * * 38.2
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 0.0 3.4 0.0 0.9
Percentage of long-stay residents who were physically restrained 0.0 0.0 5.4 2.1

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 79.3 79.3 79.3 79.3
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 84.4 90.6 89.3 87.0
  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