Resident Health Quality » Spokane Veterans Home

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 17.9 9.8 11.5 15.6
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 4.2 6.1 7.2 7.3
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 2.2 2.2 1.1 1.9
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 11.6 11.1 11.8 12.7
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 10.1 6.8 10.8 9.3
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.2
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 2.2 2.2 3.3 2.8
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 11.8 11.8 8.1 10.6

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 * * * 81.4
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication 4.0 0.0 0.0 2.2
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 23.1 11.5 25.0 20.5

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 11.4 11.0 10.0 10.5
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 97.9 97.9 97.9 97.9
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight 8.0 4.5 0.0 5.2
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 100.0 98.9 92.3 97.2
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder 63.3 54.9 52.1 57.3
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 7.1 6.2 6.0 5.8
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 87.0 87.0 87.0 87.0
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 89.1 86.4 82.6 86.1
  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