Resident Health Quality » Wissota Health and Regional Vent Center

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 30.9 18.6 15.0 23.2
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 5.5 5.7 6.8 6.4
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 3.3 3.4 3.7 2.6
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 10.5 10.8 14.3 16.0
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 8.4 13.2 9.0 9.1
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 11.2 5.0 4.4 6.6
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.4
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 3.4 1.8 1.9 3.1

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 67.3 59.9 64.3 65.5
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication 0.0 0.0 1.6 0.4
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 11.8 17.2 19.0 19.2

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 34.5 33.3 40.0 35.8
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 3.4 0.0 0.0 0.9
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 98.3 98.3 100.0 98.7
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder * * * 41.5
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 9.8 10.2 10.9 9.3
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 90.3 90.3 90.3 90.3
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 87.2 88.4 81.8 84.7
  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