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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 14.3 9.2 6.7 9.3
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers * * 5.0 4.9
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 0.0 4.0 3.3 2.5
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 15.0 22.7 11.1 15.0
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 0.0 4.6 17.9 10.9
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 4.9 0.0 0.0 1.1
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 7.1 8.0 0.0 4.1
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 7.4 12.5 13.8 12.0

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 * 61.5 57.0 68.6
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication 0.0 0.0 2.7 0.8
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 2.6 9.8 28.9 16.9

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 21.7 16.7 14.3 17.0
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 0.0 4.2 0.0 2.8
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder * * * 25.9
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 3.8 0.0 0.0 0.8
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 92.3 92.3 92.3 92.3
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 94.0 93.8 86.4 90.1
  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