Resident Health Quality » Paramount Rehabilitation and Nursing

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 46.1 8.9 10.2 16.9
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 8.5 1.3 2.7 3.6
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 1.1 2.1 2.1 1.8
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 20.0 28.2 13.8 16.5
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 2.2 1.0 0.0 0.9
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 3.3 2.1 0.0 1.3
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 1.4 0.0 0.0 0.7

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 * * * 79.7
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication 0.0 * * 0.0
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 3.7 * 0.0 1.3

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 7.0 7.7 5.4 7.4
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 93.8 93.8 93.8 93.8
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight 7.1 8.0 5.7 6.2
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 92.2 89.5 77.7 82.9
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder 25.0 30.8 48.8 40.1
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 0.0 6.7 37.6 20.3
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 70.0 70.0 70.0 70.0
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 71.7 57.1 55.6 57.7
  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