Resident Health Quality » Rainier Rehabilitation

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 30.1 38.7 28.3 29.5
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 17.1 9.5 10.6 10.2
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 1.2 2.5 1.1 1.4
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 34.7 25.5 10.6 19.9
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 16.8 12.0 3.6 7.6
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 1.9 2.3 3.2 2.4
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 1.2 1.3 0.0 0.6
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 6.4 2.7 4.6 3.4

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 70.4 52.8 * 57.1
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication 0.0 5.7 2.7 2.2
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 42.5 29.0 23.8 27.5

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 28.6 25.3 29.4
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 93.5 93.5 93.5 93.5
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight 5.2 5.3 2.4 3.1
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 96.4 88.9 83.9 88.6
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder * * * 33.8
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 3.3 14.9 15.9 9.6
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 82.6 82.6 82.6 82.6
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 80.0 85.7 80.0 84.2
  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